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17,522 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 the earthquake in Iceland, rights and justice in Beirut and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 89 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

67 of its 75 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reykjavik accounted for 39 of Iceland's 67 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Lebanon

107 of its 194 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 97 of Lebanon's 107 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

177 of its 227 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 146 of Afghanistan's 177 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

52 of its 153 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

101 of its 213 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 101 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

165 of its 437 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

15 of its 58 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

37 of its 87 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Budapest accounted for 28 of Hungary's 37 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Japan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,522 stories about harm among 82,500 counted on 4 Aug.

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Iceland stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 82,500 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iceland. Iceland's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 4 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland89 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda50 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iran47 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Johannesburg South Africa35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Beirut Lebanon33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Beijing China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Colombo Sri Lanka31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 51 outletsOakland County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsNevada, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 26 outletsOdesa, Ukraine -- food & livelihood: 22 stories, carried by 48 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 68 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Oakland County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Odesa Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 22 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,529 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,347 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,669 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,965 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,215 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 705 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 311 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 killed3,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured844 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● 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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