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7,369 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 day's news pointed at violence in Tripoli, flooding in Pakistan and rights and justice in Nieuw-Beijerland. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 75 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

107 of its 143 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tripoli accounted for 97 of Libya's 107 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

424 of its 630 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Islamabad accounted for 93 of Pakistan's 424 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Flooding was named in 310 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, wildfires and heatwave.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

59 of its 156 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Nieuw-Beijerland accounted for 27 of the Netherlands' 59 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Nieuw-Beijerland stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 18 of Ethiopia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 50 of the Philippines' 129 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

12 of Buenos Aires' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in US (13 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 7,369 stories about harm among 35,063 counted on 28 Aug.

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The news turned to Libya for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 35,063 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Libya, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 August 2021, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya75 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan67 in 100 of its 630 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine40 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines39 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 35 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Uvalde US13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Buenos Aires Argentina12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 12 Tripoli Libya10 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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 readLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 28 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 10 outletsLaquila, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 50 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsBelgrade, -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 73 outletsFlorida, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 23 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

● Tokyo Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Laquila Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,418 stories · less than usual (usually 37%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,473 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice18% 1,324 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 366 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 223 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 219 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 killed1,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected836 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting arrests699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured592 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations141 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and India Stories reporting people displaced78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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