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20,742 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 earthquake in Colombia, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and violence in Darfur drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 37 in 100 of its 414 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bogota accounted for 35 of Colombia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

98 of its 226 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Stockholm accounted for 53 of Sweden's 98 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 28 of Stockholm's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

69 of its 87 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Darfur accounted for 26 of Sudan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

154 of its 414 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (87 stories). Plane crash was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

DR Congo

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

126 of its 542 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (40 stories). Wildfires were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 43 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

52 of Jaranwala's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Denmark (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Malaysia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (60 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 18 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 20,742 stories about harm among 106,982 counted on 18 Aug.

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Colombia's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 106,982 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 August 2022, 21 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 →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice North Korea53 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Jaranwala Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Los Angeles US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Moscow Russia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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 readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer 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'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,734 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,807 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice23% 4,596 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,912 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 846 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 770 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 699 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 killed5,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured978 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations598 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about the usual rate

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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