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10,402 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 day's news pointed at protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), violence in Moscow and people displaced in Bucharest. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 69 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 14
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

40 of its 50 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 14 of Port-au-Prince's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

360 of its 770 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 292 of Russia's 360 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 20 of Cuba's 31 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Mexico stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

95 of its 215 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Idalia accounted for 55 of Mexico's 95 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, cyclone and landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

390 of its 1,740 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

23 of its 28 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

114 of its 355 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Harare accounted for 75 of Zimbabwe's 114 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

89 of its 210 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Australia (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 10,402 stories about harm among 52,636 counted on 27 Aug.

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Mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 52,636 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. A year earlier, on 27 August 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti80 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Romania69 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 14 · mostly displacement North Korea65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Syria60 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Moscow Russia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Fulton County US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Tokyo Japan17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualClonmel, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 27 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsBedfordshire, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 103 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 32 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 75 stories, carried by 337 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Clonmel Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Bedfordshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,502 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health24% 2,457 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,263 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,331 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 684 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 357 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 288 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 killed3,040 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured902 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US

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
● Griefa little more than 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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