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21,264 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 Hebron, landslides in Haiti and evacuations in Pakistan drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 52 in 100 of its 468 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

111 of its 139 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hebron accounted for 41 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 38 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and heavy rain.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Displacement

Pakistan

542 of its 1,172 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

64 of its 327 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Greece

244 of its 468 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Alexandroupolis accounted for 152 of Greece's 244 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

22 of its 30 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

66 of its 79 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

51 of its 98 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

34 of its 66 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bahamas

42 of its 129 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (160 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in South Africa (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Dominican Republic (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Italy (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Philippines (30 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 21,264 stories about harm among 111,323 counted on 22 Aug.

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Of the day's 111,323 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine80 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 612 Tokyo Japan81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Fulton County US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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 Africa: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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 readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 542 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,346 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,833 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,566 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,876 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 742 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 652 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 killed4,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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 softer 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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