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16,018 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 protests in Freetown (Sierra Leone), violence in Cetinje and people killed in Hong Kong. Montenegro's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 41 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Freetown accounted for 27 of Sierra Leone's 35 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 24 of Freetown's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Montenegro

44 of its 48 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Cetinje accounted for 29 of Montenegro's 44 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories → Cetinje stories →
Health

Hong Kong

31 of its 73 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Croatia

20 of its 31 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Varazdin accounted for 18 of Croatia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 18 of Varazdin's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

44 of its 96 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 22 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 103 of Afghanistan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

31 of its 35 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 12 of Somalia's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 3 of Tunis' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); nipah virus in China (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in US (191 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 16,018 stories about harm among 73,782 counted on 12 Aug.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Sierra Leone. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 73,782 stories, as usual. Sierra Leone's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 12 August 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir50 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Cincinnati US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Kabul Afghanistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Montenegro few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,091 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,041 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,584 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,598 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,042 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 568 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 566 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 329 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 killed3,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured728 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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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