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14,511 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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Deaths in Yerevan, violence in Guayaquil and a disaster in Cairo drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 68 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Armenia

92 of its 135 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Yerevan accounted for 80 of Armenia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

30 of its 39 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Guayaquil accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 30 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

105 of its 191 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cairo accounted for 93 of Egypt's 105 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

84 of its 112 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Damascus accounted for 42 of Syria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 305 of Afghanistan's 383 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

106 of its 192 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Marshall Islands

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 6 of Freetown's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

45 of its 73 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Poland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (107 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in China (22 of its stories, about 4 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 15 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 14,511 stories about harm among 66,694 counted on 15 Aug.

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In Armenia, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 66,694 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Ireland's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia68 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 20 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 588 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sTaiwan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,366 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,606 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,303 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 899 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 651 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 470 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.