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26,082 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 news turned to landslides in Taiwan, people displaced in Barcelona and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 75 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 14
RegionOceania 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

237 of its 314 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Taipei accounted for 150 of Taiwan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Landslides were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Displacement

Spain

619 of its 1,114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Barcelona accounted for 483 of Spain's 619 stories about harm, carried by 624 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Barcelona stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

472 of its 522 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Mogadishu accounted for 408 of Somalia's 472 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

1,069 of its 1,405 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 908 of Venezuela's 1,069 stories about harm, carried by 646 outlets. 756 of Caracas' 908 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Australia

1,765 of its 5,074 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Accidents were named in 357 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

162 of its 231 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Arsal accounted for 144 of Lebanon's 162 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

326 of its 407 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Plague was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

158 of its 201 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 89 of Tetouan's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

784 of its 1,284 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (640 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Uganda

117 of its 201 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Earthquake was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Uganda (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Canada (210 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Australia (357 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Haiti (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 26,082 stories about harm among 106,769 counted on 30 Jul.

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In Taiwan, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Uganda's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. of the day's 106,769 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco79 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela76 in 100 of its 1,405 stories · usually 67 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela756 stories about protests or strikes, of its 908 Sydney Australia357 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Jerusalem Israel252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Pyongyang North Korea150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPorbandar, India -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 29 outletsCourtmacsherry, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsCrawford County, US -- disasters & accidents: 76 stories, carried by 75 outletsOconee County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsManado, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKogi State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- displacement: 483 stories, carried by 624 outletsSanta Coloma, Spain -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Porbandar India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Courtmacsherry Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Crawford County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 76 stories ● Oconee County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Manado Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 6,909 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice25% 6,349 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,416 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,534 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,396 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 893 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 735 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 killed9,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,256 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations928 at about twice the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting refugees597 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Korea Stories reporting abductions447 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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