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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.

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

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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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsLargy, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 134 outletsNew Mexico, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsNewquay, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Largy Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 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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