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29,464 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 Minsk (Belarus), illness in Reykjavik and people displaced in Bosnia drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 69 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 87 of Belarus' 117 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 78 of Minsk's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cyprus

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cuba

44 of its 76 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Storm surge was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

149 of its 382 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

418 of its 763 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Poisoning was named in 146 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

161 of its 271 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 100 of Hong Kong's 161 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (146 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (160 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 29,464 stories about harm among 103,908 counted on 25 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 103,908 stories, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. For the second day running, the news turned to Belarus. Russia's news mentioned poisoning about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong59 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Syria58 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US443 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507 Washington US362 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1264 Charlotte US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Minsk Belarus78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Kremlin Russia60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iceland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 16,090 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,132 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,854 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,025 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 647 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 268 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 killed7,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations438 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees222 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting abductions180 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less 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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