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11,992 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 Jerusalem, heavy rain in Vietnam and protests in Cairo (Egypt). Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 71 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 42
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

120 of its 242 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 67 of Israel's 120 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

203 of its 730 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Heavy rain was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Ukraine

257 of its 589 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Chernihiv accounted for 130 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Nablus accounted for 37 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

72 of its 158 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Baghdad accounted for 42 of Iraq's 47 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

714 of its 1,856 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (236 stories). Wildfires were named in 422 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

86 of its 263 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (422 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Palestine (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 11,992 stories about harm among 59,008 counted on 19 Aug.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,008 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in Canada's news. In Israel, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 19 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq71 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir46 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Cairo Egypt21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Los Angeles US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 San Francisco US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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 readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 3,209 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health25% 2,939 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,623 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,309 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 449 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 289 stories · less than usual (usually 4%)

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 killed2,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations471 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 harsher than 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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