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20,674 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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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Seoul, violence in Beirut and people displaced in Niamey. South Korea's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 46 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

South Korea

181 of its 529 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 139 of South Korea's 181 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

81 of its 175 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 65 of Lebanon's 81 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Niger

276 of its 484 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Niamey accounted for 212 of Niger's 276 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories).

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

Taiwan

48 of its 168 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 37 of Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dakar accounted for 15 of Senegal's 26 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 25 of Syria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

93 of its 293 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

29 of its 135 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

13 of its 51 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Sweden (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (42 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Kenya (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Syria (10 of its stories, about three 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 3 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 20,674 stories about harm among 116,210 counted on 3 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 31 May 2023. of the day's 116,210 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. South Korea stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. A year earlier, on 3 August 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Niger57 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 46 · mostly displacement Syria55 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon46 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine42 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 899 Niamey Niger92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Haryana India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Manipur India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 storiesSt 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 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: no storiesAlbania: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 29 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 36 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Korea: 34 in 100 of its 529 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 1,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 67 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 25 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 27 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 27 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 26 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 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

● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Niger 57 in 100 of its 484 stories · mostly displacement ● Syria 55 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 46 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 42 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Korea 34 in 100 of its 529 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,082 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,306 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,546 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,088 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,008 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 897 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 742 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 563 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 killed4,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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