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41,037 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 Jerusalem (Israel), people displaced in Saudi Arabia and the drought in Mongolia drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMongolia 64 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,531 of its 2,301 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,370 of Israel's 1,531 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 876 of Jerusalem's 1,370 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

139 of its 320 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mongolia

35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold and snowstorms.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Zambia

43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

121 of its 169 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Taang accounted for 95 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 57 of Taang's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

825 of its 1,120 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 690 of Venezuela's 825 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. 575 of Caracas' 690 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Raqqa accounted for 178 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 180 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 47 of Buenos Aires' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cyprus

80 of its 228 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 43 of Famagusta's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (71 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

58 of its 209 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 41 of Santiago's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Iceland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (68 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 41,037 stories about harm among 198,307 counted on 28 Jul.

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Italy's news mentioned the diphtheria more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,307 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Israel stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%. A year earlier, on 28 July 2016, 20 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 →

Syria76 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela74 in 100 of its 1,120 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar72 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan71 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel876 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Caracas Venezuela575 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2051 Moscow Russia139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Boston US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readZambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTogo: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsChongqing, China -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 28 outletsCannonvale, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsIzmir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 32 outletsBuderim, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 27 outletsGaza, Palestine -- food & livelihood: 96 stories, carried by 27 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zambia 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 · 10 stories ● Chongqing China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Cannonvale Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Izmir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,401 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 8,249 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,977 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,820 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,376 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,129 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 894 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 killed13,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations444 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cyprus and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about twice 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 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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