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8,983 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 violence in Herat, a disaster in Tehran and illness in Bangkok. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 72 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

206 of its 278 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Herat accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 206 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

124 of its 207 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 82 of Iran's 124 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

121 of its 167 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storms and heatwave.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

56 of its 102 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 56 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jakarta accounted for 28 of Indonesia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Malawi

15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

41 of its 124 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Aung Hlaing accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 20 of Aung Hlaing's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (94 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in US (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 25 the day before
26 in 10022 in 1003 Jul10 Jul17 Jul24 Jul1 Aug3 Jul: 25 in 1004 Jul: 25 in 1005 Jul: 24 in 1006 Jul: 23 in 1007 Jul: 22 in 1008 Jul: 22 in 1009 Jul: 23 in 10010 Jul: 25 in 10011 Jul: 25 in 10012 Jul: 23 in 10013 Jul: 23 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 23 in 10016 Jul: 24 in 10017 Jul: 26 in 10018 Jul: 25 in 10019 Jul: 23 in 10020 Jul: 23 in 10021 Jul: 23 in 10022 Jul: 23 in 10023 Jul: 24 in 10024 Jul: 25 in 10025 Jul: 25 in 10026 Jul: 24 in 10027 Jul: 23 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 23 in 10030 Jul: 24 in 10031 Jul: 25 in 1001 Aug: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 8,983 stories about harm among 35,989 counted on 1 Aug.

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25 in every 100 of the day's 35,989 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. A year earlier, on 1 August 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days. Over July, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 in July 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye72 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Thailand63 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Indonesia60 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Sydney Australia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Paris France26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Berlin Germany26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Aung Hlaing Myanmar20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vietnam: 49 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 72 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 63 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Taiwan: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 34 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Niger: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malaysia: 41 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malawi: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 60 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Germany: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greenland: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cyprus: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 35 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Myanmar: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bahamas: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 35 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 278 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 72 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 60 in 100 of its 207 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Thailand 63 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly health ● Myanmar 66 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Indonesia 60 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 4,337 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 1,527 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,285 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 905 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 369 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 175 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 140 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 killed2,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured632 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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