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9,268 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 news turned to violence in Tehran, tropical storm in Japan and people killed in Poland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 91 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

92 of its 193 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 92 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

87 of its 279 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, flooding and typhoon.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Poland

22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Montenegro

52 of its 57 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cetinje accounted for 34 of Montenegro's 52 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

37 of its 91 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

85 of its 306 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

66 of its 133 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 34 of Israel's 66 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kuwait

12 of its 24 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

56 of its 147 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (94 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 8 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 13 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 9,268 stories about harm among 40,724 counted on 13 Aug.

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South Korea's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 40,724 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 August 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Iran stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro91 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Israel50 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iran48 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir46 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Kabul Afghanistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Chautauqua Institution US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsCullera, Spain -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 52 outletsAlicante, Spain -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 48 stories, carried by 47 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 45 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 17 stories, carried by 12 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Cullera Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories ● Alicante Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 3,228 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice21% 1,920 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,647 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 1,042 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 472 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 389 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 290 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and China

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 harsher 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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