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What the world's news said happened to people.
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59,219 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 Tokyo, arrests in Malawi and deaths in Baku. Japan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 81 in 100 of its 398 stories, usually 35
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Japan

2,816 of its 5,505 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tokyo accounted for 2,218 of Japan's 2,816 stories about harm, carried by 1,418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

322 of its 398 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (230 stories). HIV was named in 250 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Azerbaijan

190 of its 336 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 150 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories).

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Health

Ethiopia

71 of its 131 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

France

3,264 of its 5,312 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,854 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

276 of its 497 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

1,302 of its 2,721 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

407 of its 510 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 272 of Afghanistan's 407 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

762 of its 836 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 717 of Somalia's 762 stories about harm, carried by 745 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

69 of its 159 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Sri Lanka (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Madagascar (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in Macao (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 59,219 stories about harm among 280,861 counted on 26 Jul.

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In Japan, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Mentions of HIV ran about 6 times their usual in Malawi's news. of the day's 280,861 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 836 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh82 in 100 of its 1,118 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi81 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 510 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2082 Washington US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1282 Delhi India245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1048 Dallas US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Manipur India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualRiverina, Australia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 128 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsMilwaukee, US -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 36 outletsBern, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 17 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 39 stories, carried by 35 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsSiaya, Kenya -- disasters & accidents: 67 stories, carried by 80 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Riverina Australia about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Milwaukee US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Bern Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,802 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 14,075 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 10,859 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,790 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 853 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 killed21,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions2,752 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees1,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations972 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill232 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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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