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10,421 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 news turned to violence in Chernihiv, wildfires in Canada and illness in Dhaka. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCanada 38 in 100 of its 1,308 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

242 of its 512 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Chernihiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 242 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Chernihiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

492 of its 1,308 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (150 stories). Wildfires were named in 313 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

9 of its 26 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Palestine

74 of its 97 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Nablus accounted for 55 of Palestine's 74 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

52 of its 83 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Quito accounted for 31 of Ecuador's 52 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

91 of its 272 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Hurricane was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm and power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

339 of its 803 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

74 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 80 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Ecuador (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in US (610 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 10,421 stories about harm among 52,672 counted on 20 Aug.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 52,672 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 August 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Ukraine stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador63 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine47 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Forsyth County US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Islamabad Pakistan20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Niamey Niger19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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 readBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 339 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,916 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health24% 2,511 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice19% 1,955 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,379 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 320 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 311 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 killed2,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured913 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations396 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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 much 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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