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36,927 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Phnom Penh, protests in Pulwama (Kashmir) and people killed in Spain. Cambodia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 83 in 100 of its 362 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

302 of its 362 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 288 of Cambodia's 302 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

469 of its 596 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 179 of Pulwama's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pulwama stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

774 of its 1,712 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (639 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

80 of its 83 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 67 of Mali's 80 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Algeria

126 of its 162 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 121 of Algeria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

175 of its 200 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bani Walid accounted for 145 of Libya's 175 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Ebola was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

223 of its 836 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 148 of Berlin's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

US

14,688 of its 45,430 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4,719 of Dallas' 5,942 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (3,070 stories). Plague was named in 221 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

765 of its 892 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Juba accounted for 670 of South Sudan's 765 stories about harm, carried by 611 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Venezuela

74 of its 117 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Libya (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (84 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,927 stories about harm among 141,763 counted on 10 Jul.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Libya's news. In Cambodia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 141,763 stories, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Taiwan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali96 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Libya88 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan86 in 100 of its 892 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia83 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir79 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US4719 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5942 Baton Rouge US1092 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1117 Washington US375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 978 Pulwama Kashmir179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Bhopal India172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about twice its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGopalpur, India -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 274 stories, carried by 251 outletsParker County, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 29 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 198 stories, carried by 161 outletsLeicester, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 142 outletsMonticello, US -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 119 stories, carried by 135 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

● Japan warmth about twice usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gopalpur India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Tokyo Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 274 stories ● Parker County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Johannesburg South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 198 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence34% 12,452 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice33% 12,043 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,245 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,706 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,277 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 823 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 512 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 506 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 killed17,861 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured6,114 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,748 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees357 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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