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8,180 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 Jerusalem, a disaster in Cairo and people killed in Poland. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 75 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

254 of its 410 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 191 of Israel's 254 stories about harm, carried by 410 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). Illness was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

185 of its 246 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cairo accounted for 166 of Egypt's 185 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Poland

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 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
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

60 of its 82 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Yerevan accounted for 59 of Armenia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 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 grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

40 of its 64 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Damascus accounted for 21 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

725 of its 2,459 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 122 of Afghanistan's 160 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

39 of its 127 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

80 of its 164 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in UK (81 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in US (65 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10016 Jul23 Jul30 Jul6 Aug14 Aug16 Jul: 22 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 23 in 10019 Jul: 22 in 10020 Jul: 22 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 23 in 10024 Jul: 24 in 10025 Jul: 22 in 10026 Jul: 22 in 10027 Jul: 21 in 10028 Jul: 21 in 10029 Jul: 21 in 10030 Jul: 23 in 10031 Jul: 23 in 1001 Aug: 21 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 20 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 22 in 1006 Aug: 23 in 1007 Aug: 24 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 21 in 10011 Aug: 21 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 23 in 10014 Aug: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 8,180 stories about harm among 35,185 counted on 14 Aug.

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People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. of the day's 35,185 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Ukraine's news mentioned the hunger about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 14 August 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Israel, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sierra Leone, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Egypt75 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Armenia73 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 410 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chautauqua Institution US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Kabul Afghanistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Fairview US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: no storiesSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: no storiesBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)UK: 29 in 100 of its 2,459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Oman: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Montenegro: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 75 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Barbados: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 73 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Egypt 75 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 410 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 73 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 274 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 49 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,418 stories · much less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 1,625 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,585 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 1,236 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 382 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 238 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 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 killed2,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions73 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria 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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