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18,031 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 rights and justice in Beirut, protests in Kyiv (Ukraine) and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 69 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

142 of its 207 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 129 of Lebanon's 142 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Kyiv accounted for 40 of Ukraine's 52 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 37 of Kyiv's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

297 of its 398 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 297 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

80 of its 224 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Athens accounted for 56 of Greece's 80 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

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

Türkiye

137 of its 247 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Wildfires were named in 90 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatwave.

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Rights & justice

Malta

34 of its 93 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

45 of its 71 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahamas

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Nassau's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Fiji

36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

29 of its 86 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in UK (18 of its stories, about 4 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 3 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 18,031 stories about harm among 77,406 counted on 3 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 77,406 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 August 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon69 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye55 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 970 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Beirut Lebanon26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualNew Hampshire, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsMorecambe Bay, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 86 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 47 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNassau, Bahamas -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 57 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 93 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Morecambe Bay UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Belfast UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 9,698 stories · much more than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice17% 3,006 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,040 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 1,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 701 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 288 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 killed4,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations125 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada 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 much softer than 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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