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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 66 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 48 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Spain: 27 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 38 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 943 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 75 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 45 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 24 in 100 of its 458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 31 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bermuda: 40 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 64 in 100 of its 943 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 315 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 75 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 63 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 66 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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