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18,331 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 flooding in Puerto Rico, the hunger in Congo and protests in Mbeya (Tanzania). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 92 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 44
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

187 of its 203 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 134 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heavy rain.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

167 of its 184 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Hunger was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Greece

117 of its 340 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 88 of Greece's 117 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Uganda

67 of its 157 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Kursk accounted for 198 of Russia's 337 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

204 of Kolkata's 274 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 125 of Bangladesh's 202 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 85 of Dhaka's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Rwanda (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10016 Jul23 Jul30 Jul6 Aug14 Aug16 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 1009 Aug: 19 in 10010 Aug: 19 in 10011 Aug: 19 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 18 in 10014 Aug: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 18,331 stories about harm among 103,033 counted on 14 Aug.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,033 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Puerto Rico, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 15 August 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico92 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo91 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Palestine65 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Dhaka Bangladesh85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Southport UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNorth 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: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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 readIreland: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualWrexham, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 43 stories, carried by 16 outletsDundrum, Ireland -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 33 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

● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● Dundrum Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,390 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 4,558 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,950 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,071 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 1,002 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 788 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 688 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 497 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 killed4,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured906 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Greece Stories reporting refugees127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about half 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 about as 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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