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19,065 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Stockholm, the typhoon in Japan and evacuations in Russia. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 54 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Health

Sweden

111 of its 234 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stockholm accounted for 62 of Sweden's 111 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

209 of its 1,081 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Typhoon was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, tropical storm and heavy rain.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

398 of its 1,005 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bermuda

64 of its 118 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Storms were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, storm surge and heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

89 of its 99 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

179 of its 194 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

36 of its 62 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Mali

16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Senegal

9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Bermuda (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in North Korea (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Mali (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,065 stories about harm among 100,354 counted on 15 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 100,354 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sweden stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of storms ran about 5 times their usual in Bermuda's news. On 16 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Puerto Rico90 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan61 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Manhattan US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Chicago US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Dhaka Bangladesh54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'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 readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 715 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● India about twice as angry as the world's · 1,020 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 398 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,087 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 4,735 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,812 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,198 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 1,046 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 740 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 679 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 406 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 killed4,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured938 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Canada Stories reporting people displaced175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill32 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
● 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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