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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 34 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 88 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 860 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,072 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 26 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 32 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gabon: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Canada: 28 in 100 of its 1,543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bhutan: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bermuda: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 88 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 66 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 185 stories · mostly health ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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