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18,368 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 storms in Slovenia, violence in Damascus and people injured in Morocco. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 39 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Slovenia

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ljubljana accounted for 26 of Slovenia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

114 of its 157 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 88 of Syria's 114 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Morocco

31 of its 80 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Korea

175 of its 499 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Seoul accounted for 139 of South Korea's 175 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Typhoon was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and heatwave.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

41 of its 96 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

86 of its 121 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jenin accounted for 39 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

15 of its 55 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 5 of Dar es Salaam's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

27 of its 61 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (96 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Cyprus (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 18,368 stories about harm among 95,189 counted on 7 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 95,189 stories, as usual. Slovenia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. In South Korea's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. On 7 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Tunisia66 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir50 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 New York US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer 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'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Netherlands few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,252 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,081 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,905 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,025 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,001 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 778 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 586 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 467 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 killed4,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea 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 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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