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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 22; 26 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualOmaha, US -- displacement: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsShabelle, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAzeri, Armenia -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 42 outletsArunachal, India -- disasters & accidents: 50 stories, carried by 36 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 27 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 24 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

● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Omaha US about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 26 stories ● Shabelle Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Azeri Armenia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● Arunachal India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 50 stories ● Byron Bay Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

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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