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16,923 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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Volcanic eruption in Iceland, violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Beirut drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 82 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

51 of its 62 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Fagradalsfjall accounted for 24 of Iceland's 51 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Fagradalsfjall stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

58 of its 125 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

47 of its 170 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Accidents were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

10 of its 19 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 40 of Sri Lanka's 69 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 25 of Colombo's 40 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in New Zealand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
24 in 10020 in 1005 Jul12 Jul19 Jul26 Jul3 Aug5 Jul: 23 in 1006 Jul: 23 in 1007 Jul: 21 in 1008 Jul: 21 in 1009 Jul: 22 in 10010 Jul: 23 in 10011 Jul: 22 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 21 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 21 in 10016 Jul: 22 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 23 in 10019 Jul: 22 in 10020 Jul: 22 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 23 in 10024 Jul: 24 in 10025 Jul: 22 in 10026 Jul: 22 in 10027 Jul: 21 in 10028 Jul: 21 in 10029 Jul: 21 in 10030 Jul: 23 in 10031 Jul: 23 in 1001 Aug: 21 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

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 16,923 stories about harm among 82,731 counted on 3 Aug.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 3 May 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,731 stories, below the usual 22. Iceland's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. In Iceland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 August 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland82 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen51 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia48 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 612 Taipei Taiwan68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Beijing China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Tembisa South Africa34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Kabul Afghanistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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: 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 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 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 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 lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 666 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 43 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 849 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,046 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 29 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 82 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 31 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 28 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 666 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Macao: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 82 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cambodia 48 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 46 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 51 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,540 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,222 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,606 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,887 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 608 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured840 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India 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 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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