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54,149 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 Munich, protests in Gonaives (Haiti) and house fires in Madagascar drew the news. Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 67 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Germany

3,200 of its 4,886 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Munich accounted for 2,357 of Germany's 3,200 stories about harm, carried by 1,569 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Gas explosion was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

134 of its 201 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 106 of Gonaives' 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Hunger was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and meningitis.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Gonaives stories →
Health

Belgium

75 of its 289 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

761 of its 913 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 545 of Afghanistan's 761 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

80 of its 102 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brazzaville accounted for 67 of Congo's 80 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 48 of Brazzaville's 67 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mauritania

77 of its 119 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nouakchott accounted for 74 of Mauritania's 77 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

763 of its 894 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Baghdad accounted for 627 of Iraq's 763 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

1,276 of Philadelphia's 1,881 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (809 stories). Drought was named in 637 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and cholera.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Namibia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in China (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Russia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 54,149 stories about harm among 250,223 counted on 25 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Germany. of the day's 250,223 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Haiti's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. In Germany, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar92 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq85 in 100 of its 894 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 913 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 1,072 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1881 Istanbul Türkiye228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Delhi India148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 769 Kabul Afghanistan137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Dallas US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368

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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessWestern 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about twice its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNouakchott, Mauritania -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 80 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 42 outletsKomotini, Greece -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 34 outletsDadaab, Kenya -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 59 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 33 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 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

● Mauritania warmth about twice usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nouakchott Mauritania about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Yangon Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Komotini Greece about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Dadaab Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 13,116 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 9,701 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,645 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,712 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,515 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 673 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 killed19,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured9,936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests8,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,656 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting evacuations1,255 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions740 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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