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20,147 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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Violence in Vienna, the earthquake in Japan and protests in Caracas (Venezuela) drew the news. Austria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 80 in 100 of its 753 stories, usually 24
RegionEurope 24 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

599 of its 753 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Vienna accounted for 582 of Austria's 599 stories about harm, carried by 1,339 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

368 of its 1,741 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 203 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tsunami.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,898 of its 7,285 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Whooping cough was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Syria

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

45 of Nairobi's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

21 of its 56 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 9 of Sofia's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

106 of its 516 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Yemen (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Canada (11 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 8 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 20,147 stories about harm among 105,309 counted on 8 Aug.

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Austria stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,309 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Austria. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 August 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo88 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Austria80 in 100 of its 753 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,057 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 London UK219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Dhaka Bangladesh180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Belfast UK81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420

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'sVietnam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sAksai Chin: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 641 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as fearful as the world's · 599 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 5,183 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health26% 5,118 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,963 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,734 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 816 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 737 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 714 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 427 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 killed4,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,886 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected2,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,090 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 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
● 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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