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17,041 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 refugees in Italy, protests in Mullaitivu (Sri Lanka) and arrests in Mexico. Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 48 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

98 of its 456 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Food poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks and poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 12 of Mullaitivu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Mullaitivu stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

138 of its 361 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

98 of its 205 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Typhoon was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

136 of its 301 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

31 of its 62 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 18 of Colombia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

126 of its 471 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

33 of its 50 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tropical storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Chile (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Greece (13 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 13 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 17,041 stories about harm among 91,536 counted on 13 Aug.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 91,536 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti75 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Israel64 in 100 of its 943 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 697 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Los Angeles US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 606 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,554 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,218 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,992 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 590 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 339 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 killed3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured882 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations320 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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
● Griefa little less than 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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