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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

usually 22; 23 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10017 Jul24 Jul31 Jul7 Aug15 Aug17 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 10015 Aug: 22 in 100 · this day

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.

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 Kingdom: 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 80 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 950 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 73 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 77 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 83 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Barbados: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 55 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 68 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 588 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Marshall Islands: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bermuda: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 588 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 68 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Bangladesh 55 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 55 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 62 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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.