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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

usually 19; 20 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10016 Jul23 Jul30 Jul6 Aug14 Aug16 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 19 in 10018 Jul: 18 in 10019 Jul: 18 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 18 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 21 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 18 in 10027 Jul: 18 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 19 in 10030 Jul: 19 in 10031 Jul: 18 in 1001 Aug: 19 in 1002 Aug: 18 in 1003 Aug: 18 in 1004 Aug: 18 in 1005 Aug: 19 in 1006 Aug: 20 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 18 in 10010 Aug: 19 in 10011 Aug: 19 in 10012 Aug: 20 in 10013 Aug: 20 in 10014 Aug: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 64 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uzbekistan: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 38 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 948 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 40 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 31 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Morocco: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritania: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 64 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 69 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cyprus: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Costa Rica: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 27 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bhutan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 48 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 33 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 73 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 73 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 60 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 64 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ecuador 69 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 289 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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