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41,129 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 violence in Raqqa, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and rights and justice in Tripoli. Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 46 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

608 of its 710 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Raqqa accounted for 333 of Syria's 608 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 452 of Venezuela's 560 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 421 of Caracas' 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

231 of its 320 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 131 of Libya's 231 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Jordan

108 of its 257 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cholera was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

74 of its 113 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 35 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 twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

134 of Multan's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (306 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

78 of its 218 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Buenos Aires' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,900 of its 2,935 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,709 of Israel's 1,900 stories about harm, carried by 737 outlets. 1,134 of Jerusalem's 1,709 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

112 of its 244 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Malaysia (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Mali (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Myanmar (23 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (160 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 41,129 stories about harm among 201,726 counted on 27 Jul.

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In Malaysia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,726 stories, below the usual 22. Syria's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 70%. A year earlier, on 27 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 710 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Tunisia75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel1134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1709 Washington US425 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1681 Caracas Venezuela421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Multan Pakistan134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 London UK125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 790

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 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: 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: 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 readTogo: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 38 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 40 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKansas, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 30 outletsMclennan County, US -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 47 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 31 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 24 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bangassou Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Jalalabad Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Jalalabad Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,521 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 8,103 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,916 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 6,685 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,479 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 900 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 killed13,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,576 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced331 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 much softer 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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