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18,761 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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Violence in Kabul, road crashes in Armenia and protests in Yangon (Myanmar) drew the news. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 73 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

179 of its 245 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 72 of Afghanistan's 179 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 8 of Yangon's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Ukraine

288 of its 704 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

64 of its 159 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Warsaw accounted for 44 of Poland's 64 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

145 of its 243 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Karakalpak's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

134 of its 289 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 72 of Bangladesh's 134 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

86 of its 259 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Buenos Aires accounted for 65 of Argentina's 86 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in India (265 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in US (1103 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Japan (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (38 of its stories, about 9 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 14 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 18,761 stories about harm among 97,951 counted on 14 Aug.

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Italy's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 97,951 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 August 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Afghanistan stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Iran60 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Hollywood US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Niamey Niger31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Montana US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPoland: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,123 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 4,640 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice21% 3,825 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,853 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 891 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 848 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 722 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 511 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 killed5,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 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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