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11,617 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 day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, wildfires in Türkiye and abductions in Congo. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 80 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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 →
Conflict & violence

Israel

518 of its 695 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jerusalem accounted for 128 of Israel's 518 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Polio was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

83 of its 154 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

80 of its 82 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and cholera. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

1,116 of its 3,824 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 294 of Kolkata's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories → Kolkata stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

226 of its 554 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kursk accounted for 116 of Russia's 226 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Palestine

149 of its 206 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 110 of Palestine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Polio was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

44 of its 75 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 23 of Venezuela's 34 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 23 of Caracas' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

109 of its 136 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Storm surge was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

39 of its 77 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Bermuda (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Palestine (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Nepal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 11,617 stories about harm among 58,697 counted on 17 Aug.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 58,697 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Israel, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 61% is usual. A year earlier, on 18 August 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo98 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Bermuda80 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel75 in 100 of its 695 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Sudan72 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Chicago US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Dhaka Bangladesh47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualEnugu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 22 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 26 outletsParis, France -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 19 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

● Enugu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 3,375 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 3,009 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,032 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,403 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 427 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 411 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 393 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 324 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 killed2,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions274 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.