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39,196 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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Violence in Kabul, people killed in Uruguay and rights and justice in Bishkek drew the news. Uruguay's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 71 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

657 of its 766 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 621 of Afghanistan's 657 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (567 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uruguay

87 of its 122 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

46 of its 181 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

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

Yemen

123 of its 147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 80 of Yemen's 123 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

272 of its 347 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 111 of Syria's 272 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

142 of its 291 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lithuania

16 of Vilnius' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

71 of Yuen Long's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

179 of Beijing's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (102 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Hungary (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Burundi (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mali (14 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 7 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 39,196 stories about harm among 174,102 counted on 7 Aug.

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Of the day's 174,102 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 7 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 347 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Uruguay71 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US973 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3467 Dayton US447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1672 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 New Delhi India205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 739 Beijing China179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 24 outletsClarksville, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 59 outletsPocatello, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 50 stories, carried by 50 outletsNewquay, UK -- disasters & accidents: 47 stories, carried by 37 outletsAjit, India -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 39 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 92 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Maputo Mozambique about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Clarksville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Pocatello US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 50 stories ● Newquay UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 47 stories ● Ajit India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 13,432 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,748 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,741 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,093 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,552 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,163 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 650 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 killed15,391 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees237 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced197 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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