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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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 lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSilic, Croatia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 22 outletsNevada, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 48 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsOyster Creek, US -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 37 outletsPibor, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 50 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Croatia warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Silic Croatia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Berkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oyster Creek US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Pibor South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

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 →

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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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.