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42,763 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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Protests in Terni (Italy), violence in Jammu and people injured in Costa Rica drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 49 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Italy

326 of its 1,174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 77 of Terni's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Measles was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with volcanic eruption and rubella.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Terni stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

258 of its 335 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 119 of Kashmir's 258 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Costa Rica

37 of its 76 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

612 of its 1,710 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (264 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

391 of its 773 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jiddah accounted for 220 of Saudi Arabia's 391 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

547 of its 961 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (203 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Poland

102 of its 361 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (231 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Poland (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (111 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Malawi (25 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 12 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 42,763 stories about harm among 204,460 counted on 12 Jul.

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In Poland's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 204,460 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Italy. In Italy, 28% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 July 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Kashmir77 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo72 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Iraq68 in 100 of its 917 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Darfur Sudan172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1376 Caracas Venezuela91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Beijing China80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Amarnath India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 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 readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about one and a half times its own usualShenyang, China -- health: 102 stories, carried by 118 outletsMchinji, Malawi -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsCass City, US -- health: 120 stories, carried by 159 outletsSacramento, US -- conflict & violence: 132 stories, carried by 128 outletsCampobello, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 119 stories, carried by 41 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 382 stories, carried by 247 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jersey warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Shenyang China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 102 stories ● Mchinji Malawi about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Cass City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 120 stories ● Sacramento US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 132 stories ● Campobello Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,089 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,092 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,486 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,952 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,227 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,199 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 killed13,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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