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17,866 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 heavy rain in Thailand, deaths in Kathmandu and a disaster in Porticello. Italy's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than 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 mostIceland 81 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Health

Thailand

118 of its 263 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

139 of its 219 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 79 of Nepal's 139 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

247 of its 677 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Porticello accounted for 160 of Italy's 247 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Porticello stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. the Red Sea accounted for 20 of Djibouti's 21 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

102 of its 126 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Grindavik accounted for 95 of Iceland's 102 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

192 of its 299 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and drownings.

its stories →
Health

Germany

178 of its 679 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

54 of its 245 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 143 of Palestine's 172 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

90 of Kolkata's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (84 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 17,866 stories about harm among 97,036 counted on 23 Aug.

Read the day's briefing

Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 97,036 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual in Iceland's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland81 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel64 in 100 of its 768 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal63 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Kolkata India90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Badlapur India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Gaza Palestine47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: 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

● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 488 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,181 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,480 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,880 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 921 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 860 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 684 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 339 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 killed4,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations156 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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