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15,897 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 day's news pointed at flooding in Venezuela, helicopter crash in Ghana and people injured in Kenya. Ghana's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 72 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 41
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

97 of its 135 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 38 of Venezuela's 97 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

197 of its 504 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (158 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 145 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

89 of its 264 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 23 of Iran's 54 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

147 of its 549 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories). Wildfires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heatwave and road crashes.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 211 of Palestine's 245 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 28 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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: storms in Greece (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in France (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in UK (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 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 8 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 15,897 stories about harm among 85,751 counted on 8 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 85,751 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Venezuela, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. On 8 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela72 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Israel59 in 100 of its 1,297 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Tel Aviv Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsZangezur, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 61 outletsKarabakh, Russia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 106 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsGreat Yarmouth, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 117 outletsForrest City, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 106 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

● Zhob Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Zangezur Armenia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Karabakh Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,074 stories · about as usual Health26% 4,037 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,157 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 2,123 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 754 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 562 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 475 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 403 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 killed3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured865 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions401 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations262 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.