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21,058 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 Port-au-Prince (Haiti), violence in Moscow and people injured in Sri Lanka. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNiger 58 in 100 of its 383 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Haiti

95 of its 158 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 72 of Haiti's 95 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. 49 of Port-au-Prince's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

356 of its 992 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 226 of Russia's 356 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

53 of its 152 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

75 of its 237 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sweden

109 of its 234 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Stockholm accounted for 55 of Sweden's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 28 of Stockholm's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Niger

223 of its 383 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Niamey accounted for 174 of Niger's 223 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

367 of its 876 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Polio was 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Brazil

56 of its 264 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Ireland

300 of its 1,229 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Vietnam (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (122 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Korea (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Iran (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,058 stories about harm among 111,633 counted on 1 Aug.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,633 stories, as usual. On 1 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. In Haiti, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. Over July, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in July 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti60 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Sudan60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Myanmar59 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Niger58 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Niamey Niger80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Hollywood US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Haryana India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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 angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Cyprus few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 356 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,387 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 4,739 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,665 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,510 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,140 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 938 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 795 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 519 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 killed5,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions221 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting refugees204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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