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20,352 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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Most of the day's attention went to refugees in Bangladesh, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and the drought in Panama. Sweden's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostZimbabwe 39 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 24
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

109 of its 195 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

72 of its 196 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 26 of Stockholm's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Health

Poland

35 of its 104 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

121 of its 307 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Harare accounted for 79 of Zimbabwe's 121 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

73 of its 175 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 13 of Copenhagen's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tripoli accounted for 15 of Libya's 19 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

605 of its 1,603 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 459 of Russia's 605 stories about harm, carried by 769 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Sudan (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Antarctica (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (85 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 20,352 stories about harm among 105,795 counted on 25 Aug.

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In Panama's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,795 stories, as usual. On 25 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. In Bangladesh, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Syria61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Fulton County US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Tokyo Japan74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 Hollywood US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'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 readSenegal: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Australia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 469 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 605 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 233 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,646 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,135 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,991 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,975 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 942 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 936 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 790 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 563 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 killed4,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,599 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured926 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations249 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 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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