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57,453 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 Jammu (Kashmir), abductions in Romania and people killed in Croatia drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 58 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

325 of its 461 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 44 of Jammu's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

243 of its 416 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

41 of its 87 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

999 of its 2,265 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (351 stories). Heatwave was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Honduras

60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 33 of Marcala's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

115 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 102 of Cambodia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 89 of Phnom Penh's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

568 of its 900 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Harare accounted for 461 of Zimbabwe's 568 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 438 of Harare's 461 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Albania

72 of its 175 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

124 of its 138 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bujumbura accounted for 117 of Burundi's 124 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

62 of its 178 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Cameroon (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Peru (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Senegal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Poland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 57,453 stories about harm among 284,856 counted on 13 Jul.

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Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,856 stories, below the usual 22. Kashmir's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan79 in 100 of its 1,082 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Greenland75 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir70 in 100 of its 461 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US2138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3854 Baton Rouge US786 stories about protests or strikes, of its 898 Washington US555 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2128 Harare Zimbabwe438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Beijing China216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as fearful as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 867 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 330 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 18,326 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 11,465 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 10,755 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,162 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,126 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,872 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,763 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,105 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 killed21,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,031 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Hungary Stories reporting abductions684 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting evacuations581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced464 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and South Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill192 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little less than 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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