← 1 Aug Wednesday 2 August 2023 · to 23:59 UTC 3 Aug →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
21,284 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.

How to read these numbers →

Protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), refugees in Sweden and people displaced in Niamey drew the news. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 62 in 100 of its 348 stories, usually 44
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

40 of its 70 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 17 of Port-au-Prince's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Sweden

95 of its 215 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Niger

216 of its 348 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Niamey accounted for 153 of Niger's 216 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

86 of its 384 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Namibia

23 of its 63 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories). Typhoon was named in 187 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

Dakar accounted for 28 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Drought was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes and dengue. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (187 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Portugal (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 1004 Jul11 Jul18 Jul25 Jul2 Aug4 Jul: 19 in 1005 Jul: 19 in 1006 Jul: 19 in 1007 Jul: 18 in 1008 Jul: 19 in 1009 Jul: 19 in 10010 Jul: 19 in 10011 Jul: 18 in 10012 Jul: 18 in 10013 Jul: 19 in 10014 Jul: 18 in 10015 Jul: 19 in 10016 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 19 in 10018 Jul: 18 in 10019 Jul: 18 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 18 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 21 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 18 in 10027 Jul: 18 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 19 in 10030 Jul: 19 in 10031 Jul: 18 in 1001 Aug: 19 in 1002 Aug: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 21,284 stories about harm among 117,195 counted on 2 Aug.

Read the day's briefing

The news turned to Haiti for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 117,195 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual. On 2 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Haiti's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan67 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Niger62 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 44 · mostly displacement Haiti57 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US350 stories about protests or strikes, of its 883 Haryana India92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Hollywood US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Delhi India75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Niamey Niger52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Namibia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,404 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,146 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,642 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 2,266 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 977 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 759 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 635 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 killed4,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations435 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Niger Stories reporting refugees200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Spain 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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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