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18,448 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 news turned to the hurricane in Italy, people killed in Thailand and rights and justice in Bucharest. Austria's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 45 in 100 of its 721 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

328 of its 721 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Porticello accounted for 219 of Italy's 328 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (245 stories). Hurricane was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Thailand

93 of its 270 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

Vienna accounted for 105 of Austria's 113 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Djibouti

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Red Sea accounted for 23 of Djibouti's 23 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

31 of its 106 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

30 of its 94 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 133 of the Philippines' 201 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Niger

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Zambia

14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Bangladesh (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Denmark (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Taiwan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 18,448 stories about harm among 102,839 counted on 22 Aug.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Italy. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,839 stories, as usual. Italy's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 23 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,060 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Austria53 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Kolkata India209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Badlapur India71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Gaza Palestine51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful 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'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: 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 warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier 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

● Austria about three times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 673 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,274 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 4,857 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,160 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 2,064 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 888 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 733 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 678 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 431 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 killed4,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured973 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than 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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