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41,549 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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Protests in Anantnag (Kashmir), violence in Warsaw and heavy rain in Taiwan drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 76 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Kashmir

508 of its 642 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 147 of Anantnag's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Anantnag stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

588 of its 1,075 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Warsaw accounted for 576 of Poland's 588 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

186 of its 263 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone and power cuts.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

304 of its 588 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bosnia

116 of its 136 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 99 of Bosnia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Malaysia

174 of its 454 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Dengue was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

China

632 of its 2,759 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 183 of Beijing's 315 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Typhoon was named in 232 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

65 of its 85 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Spain

423 of its 1,112 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (300 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

498 of its 560 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Juba accounted for 479 of South Sudan's 498 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (221 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (232 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kyrgyzstan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Germany (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 41,549 stories about harm among 156,532 counted on 9 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 156,532 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan89 in 100 of its 560 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria88 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia85 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir79 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh78 in 100 of its 774 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US6921 stories about protests or strikes, of its 9516 Baton Rouge US307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Beijing China183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Valdosta US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Phoenix US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as fearful as the world's · 606 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 590 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● North Macedonia about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence37% 15,021 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice31% 12,837 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,768 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents9% 3,788 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,715 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 793 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 571 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 542 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 killed21,574 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured8,977 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting arrests4,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions464 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting refugees310 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill36 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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