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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 28 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 44 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 970 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 46 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 953 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 777 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 42 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 37 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 45 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 6,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 29 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 29 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 35 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 33 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gibraltar: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Niger 62 in 100 of its 348 stories · mostly displacement ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly displacement ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 57 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sweden 44 in 100 of its 215 stories · mostly health ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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?

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