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12,163 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 landslides in Georgia, violence in Jammu and protests in Tel Aviv (Israel). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 60 in 100 of its 204 stories, usually 41
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Georgia

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Shovi accounted for 27 of Georgia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Shovi stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

122 of its 204 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jammu accounted for 77 of Kashmir's 122 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

101 of its 235 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 23 of Tel Aviv's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Health

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 30 of Sudan's 48 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

89 of its 224 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Seoul accounted for 70 of South Korea's 89 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovenia

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Ljubljana accounted for 17 of Slovenia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

50 of its 68 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

55 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 43 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

234 of its 933 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Drought was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in China (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (11 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 12,163 stories about harm among 63,862 counted on 5 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 63,862 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Georgia. Georgia stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 5 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Manhattan US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Lahore Pakistan48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 New York US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

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'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 · 122 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Georgia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,308 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,905 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,461 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,441 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 493 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 416 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed2,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations247 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US

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 harsher than 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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