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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSeeiso, Lesotho -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsArizona, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsPershore, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 58 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Seeiso Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

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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