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38,330 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 news turned to protests in Kabul (Afghanistan), rights and justice in Minsk and violence in Munich. Belarus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 86 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 10
RegionEurope 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

2,028 of its 2,518 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 1,293 of Afghanistan's 2,028 stories about harm, carried by 764 outlets. 1,011 of Kabul's 1,293 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,557 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

140 of its 163 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Minsk accounted for 136 of Belarus' 140 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

4,337 of its 5,985 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Munich accounted for 4,234 of Germany's 4,337 stories about harm, carried by 2,020 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (4,013 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

1,012 of its 3,277 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (153 stories). Drownings were named in 207 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cameroon

81 of its 94 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Maroua accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 81 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Drought 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

103 of its 165 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 32 of Caracas' 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). House fires were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

224 of its 342 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Yerevan accounted for 192 of Armenia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 100 of Yerevan's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (185 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

187 of its 390 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Road crashes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Displacement

Greece

150 of its 336 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 35 of Odong's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Cameroon (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Indonesia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Iran (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 38,330 stories about harm among 158,772 counted on 23 Jul.

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In Cameroon's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Afghanistan stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 158,772 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon86 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus86 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 2,518 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan1011 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1293 Hazara Afghanistan629 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Islamabad Pakistan277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Delhi India236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Dallas US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: 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 readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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 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 readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessMyanmar: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualSipah, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsPuntland, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLudhiana, India -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 19 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 32 outletsConnecticut, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 46 stories, carried by 53 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 37 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sipah Afghanistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Puntland Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Ludhiana India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Budapest Hungary about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 12,362 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 10,168 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,140 stories · about as usual Health14% 5,138 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,317 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 960 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 340 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 killed16,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected5,561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,067 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Greece Stories reporting abductions687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations651 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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
● 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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