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9,911 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tel Aviv, deaths in Zagreb and a disaster in Matanzas. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 77 in 100 of its 552 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

425 of its 552 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tel Aviv accounted for 177 of Israel's 425 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (209 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Croatia

40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Zagreb accounted for 22 of Croatia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

55 of its 72 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Matanzas accounted for 40 of Cuba's 55 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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

Palestine

92 of its 109 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 80 of Palestine's 92 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

138 of its 175 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 117 of Afghanistan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

140 of its 473 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 28 of Sri Lanka's 52 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

41 of its 115 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Power cuts were named in 12 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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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in US (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,911 stories about harm among 42,350 counted on 6 Aug.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Israel stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 6 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 42,350 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine84 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel77 in 100 of its 552 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba76 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Tel Aviv Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Beijing China23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Indianapolis US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 195 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 3,323 stories · much less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 1,884 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,614 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,581 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 513 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 456 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 279 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 150 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 killed2,789 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,015 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 much harsher than 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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