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37,608 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 Brussels, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and the drought in Niger. Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 74 in 100 of its 686 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Belgium

508 of its 686 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 447 of Belgium's 508 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (380 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

479 of its 699 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yerevan accounted for 449 of Armenia's 479 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. 362 of Yerevan's 449 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (260 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Niger

116 of its 125 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Drought was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Panama

24 of its 46 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Slovenia

177 of its 240 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Avalanche was named in 172 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

267 of its 300 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Sanaa accounted for 155 of Yemen's 267 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

645 of its 1,618 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (286 stories). Landslides were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm, earthquake and oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

210 of its 235 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bujumbura accounted for 158 of Burundi's 210 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 132 of Bujumbura's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

134 of its 151 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kidal accounted for 120 of Mali's 134 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Indonesia

176 of its 317 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Slovenia (172 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Northern Mariana Islands (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Gambia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (141 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Taiwan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 37,608 stories about harm among 151,193 counted on 30 Jul.

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Belgium stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 151,193 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 →

Niger93 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi89 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Yemen89 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali89 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 590 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US544 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Yerevan Armenia362 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Philadelphia US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Kiryat Arba Palestine161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Delhi India134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 508 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as warm as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Slovenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,167 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 9,746 stories · about as usual Health16% 6,001 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,703 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,240 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,063 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 631 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 519 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 killed13,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected4,673 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations469 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced433 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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