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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

usually 23; 21 the day before
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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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 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 lessParaguay: 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: 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 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 readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMexico City, Mexico -- shelter & services: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 31 outletsGreat Wall, China -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 239 outletsDavao del Norte, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 40 outletsKatwe, Uganda -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 158 stories, carried by 161 outletsMacksville, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsFairmont, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 22 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

● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mexico City Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 22 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Great Wall China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Davao del Norte Philippines about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Katwe Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

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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