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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.

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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualGreene County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsMusa Khel, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsAnchorage, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 32 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 111 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBarsalogho, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 21 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

● Greene County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Musa Khel Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Anchorage US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

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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