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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVietnam: 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: 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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 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: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 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 lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: 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 lessBelgium: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsSilver City, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 41 outletsBroken Bow, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 50 outletsBurhan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorth Sea, -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSylhet, Bangladesh -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Silver City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Broken Bow US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Burhan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

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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