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16,025 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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A disaster in el Tarf, protests in Matagalpa (Nicaragua) and abductions in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 51 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

42 of its 48 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. el Tarf accounted for 20 of Algeria's 42 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → El Tarf stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

22 of its 24 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Matagalpa accounted for 12 of Nicaragua's 22 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 8 of Matagalpa's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Matagalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

75 of its 108 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Austria

38 of its 74 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

40 of its 64 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

105 of its 294 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

23 of its 78 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 21 of Argentina's 23 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 92 of Afghanistan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Iraq (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Iran (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 16,025 stories about harm among 73,923 counted on 19 Aug.

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The news turned to Algeria for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 73,923 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Algeria, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in South Korea's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Boston US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Los Angeles US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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'sCroatia: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: 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 fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,149 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,458 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,143 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 1,524 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,126 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 624 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 512 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 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 killed3,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions254 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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