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16,280 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), storms in Pakistan and livelihoods in Colombo. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 66 in 100 of its 959 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

318 of its 471 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 298 of Iraq's 318 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 213 of Baghdad's 298 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (200 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

634 of its 959 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Islamabad accounted for 233 of Pakistan's 634 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Storms were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

74 of its 145 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 46 of Sri Lanka's 74 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

55 of its 222 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ikongo accounted for 24 of Madagascar's 25 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 18 of Ikongo's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 125 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 34 of Ethiopia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (28 of its stories, about three 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 30 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 16,280 stories about harm among 77,218 counted on 30 Aug.

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In Trinidad & Tobago's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,218 stories, as usual. On 30 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 21 today. In Iraq, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan66 in 100 of its 959 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka51 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 33 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Moscow Russia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLake District, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- shelter & services: 41 stories, carried by 56 outletsBrattleboro, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 17 outletsClonmel, Ireland -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 21 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

● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 41 stories ● Brattleboro US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,866 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,209 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,574 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 671 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 606 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 254 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 killed3,933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half 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 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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