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9,361 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 day's news pointed at road crashes in Türkiye, violence in Mogadishu and rights and justice in Islamabad. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 58 in 100 of its 231 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

79 of its 153 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Gaziantep accounted for 43 of Türkiye's 79 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Gaziantep stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

184 of its 196 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 153 of Somalia's 184 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

215 of its 481 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Islamabad accounted for 111 of Pakistan's 215 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

India

809 of its 2,656 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bangladesh

70 of its 151 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 70 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

135 of its 231 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Cyclone was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and hurricane.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

208 of its 675 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and landslides.

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Health

Congo

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mexico (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Ukraine (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in China (16 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 9,361 stories about harm among 41,322 counted on 20 Aug.

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Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 41,322 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. In Türkiye, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico58 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye52 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir47 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Mogadishu Somalia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Islamabad Pakistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Moscow Russia18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'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 readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 3,150 stories · less than usual (usually 38%) Rights & justice22% 2,010 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,580 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,085 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 521 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 465 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 270 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 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 killed2,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured798 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions153 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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