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9,729 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 protests in Bogota (Colombia), violence in Kyiv and a disaster in el Teniente. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 39 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Colombia

29 of its 63 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bogota accounted for 18 of Colombia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 9 of Bogota's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

69 of its 164 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kyiv accounted for 35 of Ukraine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

26 of its 47 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. el Teniente accounted for 17 of Chile's 26 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories → El Teniente stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cambodia

27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 16 of Cambodia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

60 of its 155 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with avalanche.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 3 of el Faro's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 121 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

52 of its 179 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in US (56 of its stories, about 4 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 2 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 9,729 stories about harm among 49,988 counted on 2 Aug.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,988 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 2 August 2024, 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 →

Israel68 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia46 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine42 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Gaza Palestine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Dhaka Bangladesh21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 395 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 9 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 2,622 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health23% 2,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,248 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 621 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 366 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 274 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 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 killed2,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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