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10,769 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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Road crashes in Nepal, a disaster in Termini Imerese and rights and justice in Bucharest drew the news. Italy's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 63 in 100 of its 643 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

80 of its 127 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 45 of Nepal's 80 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Italy

197 of its 444 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Termini Imerese accounted for 145 of Italy's 197 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Termini Imerese stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

28 of its 57 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Bucharest accounted for 23 of Romania's 28 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. the Red Sea accounted for 24 of Djibouti's 24 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 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
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

402 of its 643 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Solingen accounted for 346 of Germany's 402 stories about harm, carried by 794 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (322 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 89 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

40 of its 111 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

357 of its 507 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

227 of its 540 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

168 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Palestine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 9 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 24 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 10,769 stories about harm among 55,934 counted on 24 Aug.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 55,934 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Nepal's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 25 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 →

Israel70 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal63 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 34 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Germany63 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Badlapur India63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Kolkata India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 67 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMichigan, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 18 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

● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,693 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,557 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,093 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,546 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 708 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 249 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 killed2,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,052 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.