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18,173 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 news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), rights and justice in Santiago and storm surge in Mexico. Haiti's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 55 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Haiti

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

59 of its 107 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santiago accounted for 48 of Chile's 59 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

141 of its 345 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Idalia accounted for 80 of Mexico's 141 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. Storm surge was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, landslides and tornadoes.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Idalia stories →
Health

Vietnam

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). HIV was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hepatitis and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Greece

141 of its 344 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and earthquake.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

43 of its 151 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bucharest accounted for 38 of Romania's 43 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Botswana

20 of its 40 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

57 of its 139 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 18,173 stories about harm among 92,979 counted on 28 Aug.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of storm surge ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 92,979 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Haiti. On 28 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today. Haiti stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Chile55 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Islamabad Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Manhattan US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 219 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,942 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,300 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 4,203 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,657 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 460 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 killed4,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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