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What the world's news said happened to people.
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13,138 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 Sanaa, illness in Dubai and flooding in Mexico. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 56 in 100 of its 234 stories, usually 32
RegionSouth Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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 →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

63 of its 69 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 63 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

52 of its 128 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, tropical storm and landslides.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Israel

183 of its 328 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

4,002 of its 9,763 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (229 stories). Flooding was named in 511 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge, storms and tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,685 of its 2,174 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 1,471 of Afghanistan's 1,685 stories about harm, carried by 1,242 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

132 of its 310 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Japan

105 of its 414 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Africa

150 of its 319 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (511 of its stories, about three times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 33 the day before
34 in 10021 in 10022 Jul29 Jul5 Aug21 Aug29 Aug22 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 1002 Aug: 24 in 1003 Aug: 23 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 24 in 10011 Aug: 24 in 10012 Aug: 24 in 10013 Aug: 25 in 10014 Aug: 27 in 10020 Aug: 25 in 10021 Aug: 28 in 10022 Aug: 29 in 10023 Aug: 26 in 10024 Aug: 25 in 10025 Aug: 25 in 10026 Aug: 26 in 10027 Aug: 29 in 10028 Aug: 33 in 10029 Aug: 34 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 13,138 stories about harm among 38,684 counted on 29 Aug.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 28 June 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 34 in every 100 of the day's 38,684 stories, above the usual 25. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 2,174 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Thailand58 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Palestine57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1471 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Karnal India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth 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: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: no storiesNorth Macedonia: no storiesLuxembourg: 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 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: no storiesGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 91 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Vietnam: 56 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Tunisia: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Trinidad & Tobago: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Thailand: 58 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Sri Lanka: 48 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)South Africa: 47 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Singapore: 48 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Philippines: 47 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Malaysia: 56 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Jamaica: 46 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Haiti: 83 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Fiji: 54 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Cuba: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Afghanistan: 78 in 100 of its 2,174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)
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 34 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 78 in 100 of its 2,174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 91 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 328 stories · mostly health ● Malaysia 56 in 100 of its 234 stories · mostly health ● Thailand 58 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health ● Vietnam 56 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 5,900 stories · less than usual (usually 49%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,071 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence15% 1,932 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Rights & justice11% 1,407 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement7% 946 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 413 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 243 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 154 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 killed3,888 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected1,351 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people injured834 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations804 at about three times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees171 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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