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23,716 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 Moscow (Russia), a disaster in Morogoro and violence in Jerusalem. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Libya and Myanmar →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 94 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Russia

599 of its 966 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 359 of Russia's 599 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. 252 of Moscow's 359 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

337 of its 360 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Morogoro accounted for 240 of Tanzania's 337 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Morogoro stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

789 of its 967 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 485 of Israel's 789 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (350 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

248 of its 280 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tripoli accounted for 192 of Libya's 248 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Myanmar

87 of its 90 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Paung accounted for 71 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

25 of its 46 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 22 of Bucharest's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

711 of its 2,213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (283 stories). Power cuts were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Luxembourg

20 of its 49 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

281 of its 590 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

136 of its 490 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Luxembourg (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Argentina (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 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 10 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 23,716 stories about harm among 92,390 counted on 10 Aug.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India. Luxembourg's news mentioned tornadoes more than ten times as often as usual. Russia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 92,390 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar97 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Tanzania94 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya89 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel82 in 100 of its 967 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Moscow Russia252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 El Paso US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879 Beijing China220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 New Delhi India220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUttarakhand, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsModesto, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 118 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsSheikh Abdullah, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 33 outletsSandy Hook, US -- conflict & violence: 135 stories, carried by 172 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Uttarakhand India about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Modesto US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Sheikh Abdullah Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 8,765 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,385 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,369 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health13% 3,061 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,297 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 641 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 460 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 343 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 killed8,256 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,407 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania Stories reporting evacuations766 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and India Stories reporting people displaced407 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Canada Stories reporting abductions127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Jersey and the US

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 as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.