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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,563 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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Protests in Atalay (Türkiye), illness in Stockholm and storm surge in Bermuda drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 65 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

108 of its 225 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 16 of Atalay's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Atalay stories →
Health

Sweden

132 of its 259 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 56 of Sweden's 132 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Bermuda

97 of its 149 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storm surge was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts.

Bermuda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

38 of its 97 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Pakistan

298 of its 767 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Congo

123 of its 132 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

56 of its 163 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 14 of Sofia's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

67 of its 114 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

214 of its 1,069 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Typhoon was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Pakistan (79 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Congo (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Taiwan (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Palestine (29 of its stories, about 4 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 16 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 18,563 stories about harm among 97,872 counted on 16 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 97,872 stories, as usual. Mentions of storm surge ran about 7 times their usual in Bermuda's news. In Türkiye, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 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 →

Congo93 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan67 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda65 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel65 in 100 of its 1,038 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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'sCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 more grief-stricken 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'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful than 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 · 675 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● India about twice as angry as the world's · 1,075 stories about harm ● Bulgaria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,846 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 4,853 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,901 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,918 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood5% 936 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 719 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 673 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed4,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured980 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about one and a half times 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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