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16,609 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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Wildfires in Greece, violence in Kursk and arrests in Hong Kong drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Australia →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 84 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

271 of its 536 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 237 of Greece's 271 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Wildfires were named in 141 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

398 of its 853 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kursk accounted for 236 of Russia's 398 stories about harm, carried by 462 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kursk stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

46 of its 135 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malta

29 of its 115 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Uganda

76 of its 143 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kampala accounted for 63 of Uganda's 76 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

156 of its 217 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 115 of Palestine's 156 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

31 of its 31 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 28 of Guadeloupe's 31 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

126 of its 358 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

62 of its 74 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

103 of its 239 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Guadeloupe (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Kenya (10 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 12 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 16,609 stories about harm among 87,775 counted on 12 Aug.

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Greece's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 87,775 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Australia. Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in Greece's news. A year earlier, on 13 August 2023, 20 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 →

Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine72 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,131 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda53 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Southport UK106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Dhaka Bangladesh81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: 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 readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times 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'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 · 742 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,205 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,976 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,300 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,144 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 806 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 663 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 582 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 killed3,982 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations480 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and Australia Stories reporting people displaced307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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