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28,353 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beijing (China), violence in Abidjan and the earthquake in Greece. Greece's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 95 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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

China

900 of its 2,263 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 224 of Beijing's 395 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (267 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 232 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

182 of its 380 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Egypt

533 of its 634 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Hurghada accounted for 411 of Egypt's 533 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (442 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

156 of its 164 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Simba accounted for 93 of Congo's 156 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

862 of its 1,375 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Istanbul accounted for 564 of Türkiye's 862 stories about harm, carried by 430 outlets. 286 of Istanbul's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (634 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

904 of its 1,185 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 757 of Israel's 904 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (768 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cuba

218 of its 348 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Havana accounted for 180 of Cuba's 218 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

181 of its 397 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Mexico (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 28,353 stories about harm among 110,552 counted on 15 Jul.

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For the third day running, the news turned to China. Mexico's news mentioned storms about 4 times as often as usual. 26 in every 100 of the day's 110,552 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In China, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire95 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Congo95 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt84 in 100 of its 634 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel76 in 100 of its 1,185 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Beijing China224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Jerusalem Israel210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 757 Moscow Russia206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Washington US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 995

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 533 stories about harm ● Greece about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 406 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 7,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 6,017 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 5,601 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 4,736 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,697 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,500 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 913 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 346 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 killed10,683 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees639 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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