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26,057 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 protests in Kutupalong (Bangladesh), deaths in Sofia and violence in Sirte. Bulgaria's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 83 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 11
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

526 of its 701 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kutupalong accounted for 323 of Bangladesh's 526 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. 192 of Kutupalong's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (203 stories). Diphtheria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger, measles and avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bulgaria

232 of its 281 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Sofia accounted for 227 of Bulgaria's 232 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

142 of its 158 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sirte accounted for 92 of Libya's 142 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

875 of its 2,358 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Hunger was named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

105 of its 117 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. la Paz accounted for 104 of Bolivia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 103 of la Paz's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Egypt

244 of its 437 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

174 of its 355 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 90 of Istanbul's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

102 of its 207 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 49 of Kathmandu's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

137 of its 180 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Phnom Penh accounted for 96 of Cambodia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

651 of its 1,097 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (246 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, meningitis and volcanic eruption.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Bolivia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (2254 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 26,057 stories about harm among 112,847 counted on 25 Aug.

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Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 112,847 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Bolivia's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Bangladesh. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia90 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Bulgaria83 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 11 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dublin Ireland363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Kutupalong Bangladesh192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022 Kabul Afghanistan187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Moscow Russia175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualArmenia: 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 usualMataquescuintla, Guatemala -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsShanghai, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 22 outletsKugaaruk, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 78 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 37 outletsKerala, India -- disasters & accidents: 123 stories, carried by 58 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 152 stories, carried by 177 outletsArizona, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 35 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

● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mataquescuintla Guatemala about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Kugaaruk Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,131 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 6,435 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 5,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,620 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 758 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 740 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 362 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 killed7,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,277 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees809 at about twice the usual rate · most about Italy and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations720 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced459 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and India Stories reporting abductions327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda

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
● Feara little less than 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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