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38,526 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 a disaster in Bakassi, violence in Amman and deaths in Amsterdam. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 84 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

208 of its 249 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bakassi accounted for 148 of Cameroon's 208 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bakassi stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

322 of its 471 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 230 of Jordan's 322 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (290 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

306 of its 624 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Amsterdam accounted for 267 of the Netherlands' 306 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

449 of its 772 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 132 of Istanbul's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Montenegro

86 of its 98 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lustica accounted for 81 of Montenegro's 86 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

936 of its 1,200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 845 of Venezuela's 936 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. 703 of Caracas' 845 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (734 stories).

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Health

Equatorial Guinea

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Diphtheria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with whooping cough.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

62 of its 198 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

878 of its 2,618 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,002 of its 4,055 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Storms were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Armenia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Barbados (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Equatorial Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Vietnam (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 38,526 stories about harm among 172,095 counted on 17 Jul.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. of the day's 172,095 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cameroon stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 17 July 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro88 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon84 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela78 in 100 of its 1,200 stories · usually 67 · mostly food & livelihood Syria72 in 100 of its 843 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela703 stories about protests or strikes, of its 845 Jerusalem Israel306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 972 Istanbul Türkiye132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Idlib Syria100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 78 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Qatar: 52 in 100 of its 987 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 1,212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 1,546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 2,618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 49 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montenegro: 88 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jordan: 68 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 1,702 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 968 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Grenada: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Eritrea: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Equatorial Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 50 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominican Republic: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 42 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 76 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 84 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belgium: 30 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gibraltar: 71 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Venezuela 78 in 100 of its 1,200 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Cameroon 84 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 843 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Montenegro 88 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Jordan 68 in 100 of its 471 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 68 in 100 of its 427 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 8,810 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 7,571 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 7,341 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,194 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,156 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,162 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 killed14,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced364 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill31 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 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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