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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.

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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
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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 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 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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readBangladesh: 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 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): 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 18 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 25 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsColorado, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsGilboa, Israel -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 29 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

● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 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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