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22,070 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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Drownings in Ecuador, rights and justice in Tehran and flooding in Norway drew the news. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 64 in 100 of its 289 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

221 of its 399 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 187 of Ecuador's 221 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

185 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 143 of Iran's 185 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

46 of its 147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

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

Bangladesh

133 of its 280 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

Niamey accounted for 123 of Niger's 187 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

48 of its 86 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tunisia

31 of its 59 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

23 of its 96 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (61 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vietnam (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in US (1263 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Niger (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,070 stories about harm among 114,984 counted on 10 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 114,984 stories, as usual. Ecuador's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 10 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 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 75 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Palestine65 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 615 Manipur India66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Cape Town South Africa59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 New York US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Hollywood US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsFauquier County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 49 outletsEnugu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsNevada, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 30 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Fauquier County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Enugu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 6,382 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,699 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,199 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,163 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 796 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 525 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 killed5,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations497 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced313 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting refugees209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia 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 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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