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17,232 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 violence in Hiroshima, helicopter crash in Ghana and protests in Batumi (Georgia). Ghana's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJapan 34 in 100 of its 993 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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 →
Conflict & violence

Japan

342 of its 993 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hiroshima accounted for 243 of Japan's 342 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (202 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Hiroshima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

183 of its 618 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Romania

28 of its 129 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

France

148 of its 612 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (53 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Health

China

316 of its 1,572 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Chikungunya was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and dengue.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

68 of its 160 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 68 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in China (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in India (231 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in France (18 of its stories, about 7 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 6 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 17,232 stories about harm among 92,464 counted on 6 Aug.

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Ghana's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 92,464 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Japan for the second day running. Japan's news was 34% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 937 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda48 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon47 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Hiroshima Japan54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Tel Aviv Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 579 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as angry as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,645 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,147 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,617 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,128 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 814 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 385 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 killed4,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about twice 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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