← 19 Aug Saturday 20 August 2022 · to 23:59 UTC 21 Aug →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

How to read these numbers →

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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10022 Jul29 Jul5 Aug12 Aug20 Aug22 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 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 21 in 10019 Aug: 22 in 10020 Aug: 23 in 100 · this day

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.

Read the day's briefing

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 123 outletsArizona, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsGoole, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 124 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 38 stories, carried by 40 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 35 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Goole UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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