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16,514 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 tornadoes in Italy, people falling ill in Sudan and protests in Kolkata (India). Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 47 in 100 of its 686 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

320 of its 686 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Palermo accounted for 265 of Italy's 320 stories about harm, carried by 492 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Tornadoes were named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, flooding and landslides.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Palermo stories →
Health

Sudan

83 of its 95 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Cholera was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

194 of Kolkata's 281 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. 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
Health

Congo

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 69 of Bangladesh's 119 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 43 of Dhaka's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Yemen

30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

27 of its 79 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

France

97 of its 738 stories (13%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Health

Fiji

14 of its 48 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Russia (24 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 19 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 16,514 stories about harm among 87,231 counted on 19 Aug.

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In Italy, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 87,231 stories, as usual. Mentions of tornadoes ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. A year earlier, on 20 August 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Congo79 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Israel66 in 100 of its 1,281 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Kolkata India194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Tel Aviv Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Dhaka Bangladesh43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSomalia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCroatia: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice 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'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 847 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,566 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,000 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,124 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 628 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 568 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 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 killed3,778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions388 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 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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