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17,628 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 violence in Gaza, heavy rain in Bangladesh and protests in Hong Kong. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 40 in 100 of its 423 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

300 of its 380 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Gaza accounted for 196 of Palestine's 300 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Polio was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

147 of its 244 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Dhaka accounted for 65 of Bangladesh's 147 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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

Pakistan

333 of its 832 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

107 of its 198 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

169 of its 423 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 16 of Rio de Janeiro's 29 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

France

184 of its 951 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

18 of its 65 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (75 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Israel (107 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Greece (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Spain (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Pakistan (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 17,628 stories about harm among 97,383 counted on 30 Aug.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 97,383 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 31 August 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Palestine's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine79 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel58 in 100 of its 837 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Kolkata India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Dhaka Bangladesh30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualTirah, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsPanjgur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMadrid, Spain -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 18 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 35 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

● Tirah Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Panjgur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,084 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 4,628 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,740 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,027 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 936 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 779 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 375 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 killed4,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,936 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half 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 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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