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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 27 stories, carried by 29 outletsWyoming, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 156 stories, carried by 405 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 27 outletsChangi, Singapore -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 17 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Wyoming US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 156 stories

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