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66,119 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 protests in Dallas (US), a disaster in Taipei and violence in Juba. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 81 in 100 of its 1,129 stories, usually 23
RegionNorth America 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Protests & strikes

US

33,412 of its 94,452 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 12,419 of Dallas' 15,494 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11,526 stories). Measles was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

US over 30 days → its stories → Dallas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

912 of its 1,129 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Taipei accounted for 591 of Taiwan's 912 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Drownings were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

409 of its 502 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 357 of South Sudan's 409 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

318 of its 503 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (252 stories). Poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

290 of its 421 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jeddah accounted for 198 of Saudi Arabia's 290 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,351 of its 1,623 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Baghdad accounted for 1,071 of Iraq's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 865 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (757 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

184 of its 278 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 103 of Caracas' 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

736 of its 848 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Dhaka accounted for 574 of Bangladesh's 736 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

69 of its 246 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 44 of Bucharest's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

217 of its 632 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 87 of Harare's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Jul. 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 66,119 stories about harm among 264,219 counted on 8 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Guinea's news. of the day's 264,219 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh87 in 100 of its 848 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,623 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US12419 stories about protests or strikes, of its 15494 Baton Rouge US796 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1236 Washington US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1841 Falcon Heights US349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Warsaw Poland235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: too little coverage to readIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualGothenburg, Sweden -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 89 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 22 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsFlint River, US -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsGuaviare, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 16 outletsElkview, US -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsTennant Creek, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 36 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gothenburg Sweden about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Flint River US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 18 stories ● Guaviare Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 21,962 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence30% 19,332 stories · about as usual Health15% 9,511 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents9% 6,016 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,310 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,834 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,229 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 952 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 killed32,635 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people injured15,923 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests10,223 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected5,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees879 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions866 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced405 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.