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20,869 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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Rights and justice in Dakar, illness in Jerusalem and a disaster in les Cayes drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 40 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Senegal

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 30 of Senegal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Israel

235 of its 455 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 235 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

102 of its 125 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. les Cayes accounted for 41 of Haiti's 102 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

83 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Colombo accounted for 37 of Sri Lanka's 53 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 1,739 of Afghanistan's 2,191 stories about harm, carried by 1,327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (747 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

78 of its 197 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Zambia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 20,869 stories about harm among 82,807 counted on 24 Aug.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. 25 in every 100 of the day's 82,807 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 24 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti82 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 3,227 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Iran60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1739 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Shiv India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Sydney Australia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualDelaware, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsFort Hood, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsLusaka, Zambia -- health: 27 stories, carried by 63 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Delaware US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Lashkar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Fort Hood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Lusaka Zambia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,832 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,223 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,185 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Displacement10% 2,171 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Conflict & violence8% 1,751 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 688 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 487 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 353 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 killed4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,120 at about three times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people injured989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees374 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Vietnam 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 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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