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11,751 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 violence in Kursk, plane crash in Brazil and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 49 in 100 of its 441 stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

271 of its 597 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kursk accounted for 141 of Russia's 271 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Brazil

215 of its 441 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sao Paulo accounted for 105 of Brazil's 215 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (186 stories). Plane crash was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Palestine

200 of its 248 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 181 of Palestine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

91 of its 146 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Anantnag accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 91 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Uiju accounted for 19 of North Korea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, outbreaks and covid.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

137 of its 668 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

540 of its 713 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (80 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Iran (12 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 10 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 11,751 stories about harm among 60,505 counted on 10 Aug.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 60,505 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. In Russia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. A year earlier, on 11 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 →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel76 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Austria53 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil49 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Southport UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Belfast UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualTirah, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaine, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsOhio, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 33 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsUiju, North Korea -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 75 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 34 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

● Tirah Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,829 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,784 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,487 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,703 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 537 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 468 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 433 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 285 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 killed3,352 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced283 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees186 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much harsher 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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