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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 usualYemen: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCape Fear, US -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 49 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 38 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 34 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 25 stories, carried by 79 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cape Fear US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 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 →

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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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