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17,208 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 Darfur, landslides in Türkiye and arrests in Ireland drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 69 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 45
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

110 of its 211 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ireland

210 of its 850 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

121 of its 301 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Algeria

54 of its 83 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Zambia

40 of its 87 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Lusaka accounted for 31 of Zambia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Covid was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

116 of its 406 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Heatwave was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

192 of its 532 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

36 of its 62 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 25 of Tunisia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

113 of its 395 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Covid was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Zambia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in New Zealand (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Algeria (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,208 stories about harm among 70,972 counted on 12 Aug.

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The news turned to Sudan for the second day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 70,972 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Zambia's news, mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual. On 12 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 24 today. Sudan's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 898 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria65 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIraq: 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: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesZambia: 46 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 36 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 46 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 892 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 40 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Latvia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 35 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greece: 40 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 58 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Estonia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 65 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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 69 in 100 of its 898 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Algeria 65 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 52 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Philippines 46 in 100 of its 507 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 46 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 8,675 stories · more than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice16% 2,809 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,316 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,330 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 502 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 491 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed4,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced142 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● 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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