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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

usually 19; 19 the day before
22 in 10017 in 10010 Jul17 Jul24 Jul31 Jul8 Aug10 Jul: 18 in 10011 Jul: 18 in 10012 Jul: 18 in 10013 Jul: 18 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 19 in 10016 Jul: 19 in 10017 Jul: 18 in 10018 Jul: 18 in 10019 Jul: 18 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 19 in 10022 Jul: 17 in 10023 Jul: 17 in 10024 Jul: 18 in 10025 Jul: 18 in 10026 Jul: 17 in 10027 Jul: 18 in 10028 Jul: 17 in 10029 Jul: 18 in 10030 Jul: 19 in 10031 Jul: 19 in 1001 Aug: 19 in 1002 Aug: 19 in 1003 Aug: 20 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 20 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessRomania: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 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 lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBhutan: 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 52 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)UK: 26 in 100 of its 7,285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 813 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 1,057 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 88 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 80 in 100 of its 753 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 186 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

● Austria 80 in 100 of its 753 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 61 in 100 of its 1,057 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 88 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly health ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 825 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 52 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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