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10,210 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 rights and justice in Tehran, protests in Niamey (Niger) and a disaster in Hanoi. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 68 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Iran

151 of its 221 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 151 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Niger

Niamey accounted for 54 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 35 of Niamey's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

263 of its 687 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 164 of Vietnam's 263 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tornadoes.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

12 of its 49 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Ukraine

196 of its 467 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (129 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

59 of its 78 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quito accounted for 30 of Ecuador's 59 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 25 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 13 of Buenos Aires' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

8 of its 27 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (633 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 10,210 stories about harm among 52,289 counted on 13 Aug.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 52,289 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Vietnam's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 8 times their usual. On 13 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador76 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine42 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Niamey Niger35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Jakarta Indonesia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Hollywood US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 90 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 173 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsTexas, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 26 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bajaur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Kano Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 14 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 2,660 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health25% 2,466 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice20% 2,029 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,375 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 516 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 361 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 342 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 262 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 killed3,107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and France Stories reporting people displaced129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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