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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,304 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 a disaster in Port Sudan, violence in Kyiv and the drought in Namibia. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 88 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 67
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

130 of its 147 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Port Sudan accounted for 77 of Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Port Sudan stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

281 of its 671 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 174 of Ukraine's 281 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Namibia

22 of its 77 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Afghanistan

121 of its 230 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 102 of Palestine's 146 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Polio was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

359 of its 842 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

75 of its 233 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Tonga (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Palestine (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Ghana (17 of its stories, about 7 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 27 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 18,304 stories about harm among 99,798 counted on 27 Aug.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 99,798 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tonga's news mentioned flooding about 8 times as often as usual. Sudan's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%. On 28 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 81 · mostly health Israel64 in 100 of its 1,045 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three 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 fearful as 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 359 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 667 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,542 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 4,417 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,811 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,184 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,080 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 759 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 721 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 434 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 killed4,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced341 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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