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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,543 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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Protests in Libreville (Gabon), violence in Khartoum and road crashes in Ireland drew the news. Ireland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 67 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Gabon

24 of its 46 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Libreville accounted for 21 of Gabon's 24 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 11 of Libreville's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Libreville stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

46 of its 52 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 232 of Russia's 298 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 121 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

88 of its 131 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

39 of its 91 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 7 of Copenhagen's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Hebron accounted for 31 of Palestine's 54 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 20 of Hebron's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 23 of Syria's 35 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

9 of Stockholm's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). 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: plane crash in Russia (121 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Mexico (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (10 of its stories, about 8 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 26 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 11,543 stories about harm among 61,013 counted on 26 Aug.

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Gabon stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 61,013 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about three times their usual. On 26 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon47 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Moscow Russia42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Fulton County US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Tokyo Japan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 298 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,057 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,775 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,494 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,315 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 546 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 431 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 363 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 307 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 killed2,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.