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37,754 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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Violence in Paris, rights and justice in Yerevan and protests in Johannesburg (South Africa) drew the news. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and the Philippines →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 64 in 100 of its 3,615 stories, usually 32
RegionEurope 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

France

2,322 of its 3,615 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Paris accounted for 1,413 of France's 2,322 stories about harm, carried by 978 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,098 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

447 of its 578 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yerevan accounted for 384 of Armenia's 447 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

459 of its 995 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 118 of Johannesburg's 189 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). HIV was named in 305 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tuberculosis.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

348 of its 1,067 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 213 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.

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

Tunisia

111 of its 132 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

69 of its 226 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Malaysia

229 of its 545 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

202 of its 280 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 69 of Manama's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

228 of its 421 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. San Antonio del Tachira accounted for 201 of Venezuela's 228 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 125 of San Antonio del Tachira's 201 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

461 of its 561 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 288 of Syria's 461 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Singapore (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in UK (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 37,754 stories about harm among 140,319 counted on 17 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed in all 199 days held. the news turned to France for the third day running. 27 in every 100 of the day's 140,319 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali86 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia84 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 561 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia77 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan75 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye1194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2199 Baton Rouge US1137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2280 Dallas US984 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1380 Cleveland US519 stories about protests or strikes, of its 761 Ankara Türkiye218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 warm as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 761 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 2,322 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 461 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,729 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence30% 11,238 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,381 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 4,227 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,126 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 812 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 killed18,679 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured8,017 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests7,860 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected3,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees898 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the Philippines

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.

● Angerabout as 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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