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8,068 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 news turned to people injured in Türkiye, violence in Moscow and a disaster in Karbala. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 54 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Health

Türkiye

74 of its 137 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

316 of its 725 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 208 of Russia's 316 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iraq

40 of its 55 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Karbala accounted for 21 of Iraq's 40 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Karbala stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Gramsh accounted for 17 of Albania's 33 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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

Somalia

169 of its 181 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 156 of Somalia's 169 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

265 of its 571 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 139 of Pakistan's 265 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Angola

10 of its 25 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 90 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (30 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 8,068 stories about harm among 35,316 counted on 21 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 35,316 stories, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. China's news mentioned the drought about 6 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Armenia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye54 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Bangladesh46 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Mogadishu Somalia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Washington US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Jerusalem Israel17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer 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 a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,635 stories · much less than usual (usually 38%) Rights & justice20% 1,579 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,407 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 1,197 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 439 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 193 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 127 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 killed1,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured676 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting abductions135 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little more than 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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