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20,260 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 landslides in Bangladesh, violence in Quito and abductions in Yemen. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 69 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Bangladesh

120 of its 247 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 61 of Bangladesh's 120 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

125 of its 206 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Quito accounted for 101 of Ecuador's 125 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

65 of its 89 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

195 of its 281 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 195 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

North Korea

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 21 of North Korea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Austria

29 of its 84 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

32 of its 108 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 12 of Buenos Aires' 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

73 of its 122 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

85 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bosnia

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. 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 (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (1445 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Sweden (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in North Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Austria (10 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 11 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 20,260 stories about harm among 106,636 counted on 11 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,636 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 August 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen73 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan72 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Syria71 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran69 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Manipur India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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 readGhana: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Ecuador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,730 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,633 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 4,538 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 983 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 858 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 483 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 killed5,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees277 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Sweden Stories reporting people displaced251 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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