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10,488 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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Wildfires in Russia, deaths in Demnate and train derailment in Pakistan drew the news. Morocco's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 68 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

205 of its 571 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 128 of Russia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Morocco

39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Demnate accounted for 29 of Morocco's 39 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Demnate stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

494 of its 897 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (203 stories). Train derailment was named in 209 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

186 of its 623 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

91 of its 301 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Storms were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

251 of its 900 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Earthquake was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

170 of its 370 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Vietnam (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,488 stories about harm among 51,343 counted on 6 Aug.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news. of the day's 51,343 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. In Russia, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Morocco68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Pakistan55 in 100 of its 897 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir50 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Haryana India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 New York US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 · 86 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,615 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,462 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 2,329 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,561 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 519 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 331 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 304 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 213 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 killed2,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,048 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and South Korea

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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