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19,991 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 violence in Vienna, protests in Southport (UK) and building collapse in Germany. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 76 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 15
RegionEurope 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Austria

243 of its 321 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Vienna accounted for 237 of Austria's 243 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

1,973 of its 7,262 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 314 of Southport's 462 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories → Southport stories →
Displacement

Germany

166 of its 701 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Building collapse was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

77 of its 154 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kathmandu accounted for 55 of Nepal's 77 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 399 of Bangladesh's 579 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. 295 of Dhaka's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Congo

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

265 of its 658 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

187 of its 336 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 98 of Iran's 187 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Denmark

64 of its 173 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Congo (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Italy (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Yemen (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 19,991 stories about harm among 106,244 counted on 7 Aug.

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In Austria, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,244 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Congo's news. A year earlier, on 8 August 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria76 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,208 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Dhaka Bangladesh295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 London UK197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Belfast UK101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualVermont, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 37 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 32 stories, carried by 55 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsHornsea, UK -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- other: 17 stories, carried by 10 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

● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,202 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 4,971 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,926 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,737 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 790 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 567 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 killed4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,587 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected2,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● Griefa little less 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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