Egypt
24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Alexandria accounted for 18 of Egypt's 24 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
A disaster in Alexandria, violence in Gaza and illness in Victory Peak drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostBermuda
46 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia
17 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words
Much harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Palestine
153 of its 244 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 133 of Palestine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyrgyzstan
10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Victory Peak accounted for 10 of Kyrgyzstan's 10 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.
Ireland
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Portugal
18 of its 65 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Kuwait
8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Colombia
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
France
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
UK
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Kashmir
Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flu in Canada (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in UK (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 9,286 stories about harm among 49,247 counted on 23 Aug.
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In Ireland's news, mentions of road crashes ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,247 stories, as usual. Egypt's news was 30% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. On 23 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,247 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Egypt: 24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
- Palestine: 153 of its 244 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%.
- Kyrgyzstan: 10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%.
- Ireland: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).
- Mentions of road crashes ran about three times their usual in Ireland's news.
- Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Canada's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 23 August 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Israel68 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Bermuda46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 San Diego US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Tel Aviv Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Bristol UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 133 stories, 319 outlets ● Halemaumau Crater US accidents & disasters · 34 stories, 137 outlets ● Niagara Falls US deaths, cause not given · 78 stories, 167 outlets ● Bristol UK protests & strikes · 39 stories, 166 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 48 stories, 129 outlets ● Kramatorsk Ukraine people displaced · 5 stories, 134 outlets ● Perth Australia protests & strikes · 10 stories, 134 outlets ● Essex UK people displaced · 9 stories, 108 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice28% 2,593 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 2,044 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,000 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,054 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 526 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 356 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 275 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 257 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed2,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected932 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and PakistanStories 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 much harsher 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.