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58,501 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 violence in Almaty, protests in Lima (Peru) and rights and justice in Yerevan. Peru's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 78 in 100 of its 551 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

432 of its 551 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Almaty accounted for 422 of Kazakhstan's 432 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

99 of its 203 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 68 of Lima's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

366 of its 508 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Yerevan accounted for 345 of Armenia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

440 of its 1,723 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Guatemala

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 487 of Bangladesh's 668 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

95 of its 160 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

2,379 of its 4,126 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (695 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

297 of its 428 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 74 of Jammu's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

125 of its 348 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Dengue was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (219 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Libya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Venezuela (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10019 Jun26 Jun3 Jul10 Jul18 Jul19 Jun: 24 in 10020 Jun: 23 in 10021 Jun: 22 in 10022 Jun: 21 in 10023 Jun: 22 in 10024 Jun: 19 in 10025 Jun: 22 in 10026 Jun: 23 in 10027 Jun: 20 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 10029 Jun: 22 in 10030 Jun: 20 in 1001 Jul: 21 in 1002 Jul: 25 in 1003 Jul: 25 in 1004 Jul: 22 in 1005 Jul: 21 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 20 in 1008 Jul: 25 in 1009 Jul: 27 in 10010 Jul: 26 in 10011 Jul: 23 in 10012 Jul: 22 in 10013 Jul: 20 in 10014 Jul: 20 in 10015 Jul: 25 in 10016 Jul: 26 in 10017 Jul: 27 in 10018 Jul: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 58,501 stories about harm among 250,689 counted on 18 Jul.

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Kazakhstan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 250,689 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan78 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia72 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria71 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh70 in 100 of its 949 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baton Rouge US1917 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3973 Dallas US1149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1991 Cleveland US747 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1378 Istanbul Türkiye697 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1387 Anadolu Türkiye519 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 38 in 100 of its 515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 87 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 59 in 100 of its 6,994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 64 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 71 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 2,373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 49 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,845 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 2,503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 33 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 782 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 78 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 1,187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 1,005 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea-Bissau: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 58 in 100 of its 4,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 40 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bulgaria: 59 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 70 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 56 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 72 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 34 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 70 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 87 in 100 of its 248 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kazakhstan 78 in 100 of its 551 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 70 in 100 of its 949 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 72 in 100 of its 508 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 71 in 100 of its 502 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 70 in 100 of its 559 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 17,804 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice28% 16,279 stories · about as usual Health16% 9,123 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 5,670 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,502 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,246 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 killed26,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured11,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests10,017 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected5,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions963 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced321 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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