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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 19; 19 the day before
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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualRhode Island, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 208 outletsYing Ying, China -- health: 23 stories, carried by 59 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 45 stories, carried by 24 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Ying Ying China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.