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15,020 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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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Iraq, rights and justice in Islamabad and violence in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Norway →
Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 792 stories, usually 35
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Iraq

57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Karbala accounted for 38 of Iraq's 57 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Karbala stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

447 of its 1,183 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 236 of Russia's 447 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kyrgyzstan

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 53 of Somalia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 81 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in China (102 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (23 of its stories, about 5 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 22 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 15,020 stories about harm among 68,700 counted on 22 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Norway. 22 in every 100 of the day's 68,700 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iraq's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. On 22 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia80 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 792 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Palestine46 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Felixstowe UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Moscow Russia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualMaine, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 61 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 26 stories, carried by 14 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

● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Ottawa Canada 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 →

Health39% 5,717 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,959 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,274 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,567 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,003 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 639 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 459 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 211 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 killed2,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions184 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway

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
● Griefa little less 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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