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20,221 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 violence in Amhara, rights and justice in Tehran and people displaced in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Ethiopia

54 of its 83 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Amhara accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

116 of its 184 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

429 of its 1,157 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with typhoon, wildfires and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

257 of its 423 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 159 of Afghanistan's 257 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

35 of its 58 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 35 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

117 of its 200 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 60 of Bangladesh's 117 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about three times 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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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

84 of its 326 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

150 of its 384 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

18 of its 36 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in India (167 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (16 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 15 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 20,221 stories about harm among 106,825 counted on 15 Aug.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Ethiopia. of the day's 106,825 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ethiopia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2022, 22 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 →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Libya60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Kabul Afghanistan55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Fulton County US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Red Fort India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: 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'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 angry 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

● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 429 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,820 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,433 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,346 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,954 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,076 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 855 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 814 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 555 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 killed5,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced330 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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