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16,835 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 earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Jammu and people injured in Hungary drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 52 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Indonesia

84 of its 196 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

23 of its 72 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Pakistan

307 of its 742 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 151 of Pakistan's 307 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 23 of Syria's 41 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

418 of its 1,105 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Sudan (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (86 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,835 stories about harm among 79,198 counted on 23 Aug.

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Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 79,198 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 August 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Indonesia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia76 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Syria63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir58 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Hyderabad India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Islamabad Pakistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readN. 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,544 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,616 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,428 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,079 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 598 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 505 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 271 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 killed3,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured768 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees200 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting evacuations122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about the usual rate

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