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36,943 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 protests in Quito (Ecuador), rights and justice in Caracas and people falling ill in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Zimbabwe →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 79 in 100 of its 524 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

90 of its 123 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Quito accounted for 70 of Ecuador's 90 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 38 of Quito's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

413 of its 524 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 333 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (334 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Russia

576 of its 2,715 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

334 of its 431 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Road crashes were named in 80 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.

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

Israel

1,146 of its 1,794 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 734 of Israel's 1,146 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 474 of Jerusalem's 734 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

198 of its 233 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 106 of Yemen's 198 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (37 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

Mali

16 of Bamako's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

38 of its 54 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

84 of its 236 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Power cuts were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Kashmir (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Azerbaijan (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Eritrea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (94 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 36,943 stories about harm among 168,215 counted on 4 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Zimbabwe. Ecuador stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. On 4 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today. of the day's 168,215 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela79 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1123 Coney Island US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Paris France101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Warsaw Poland98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 lessCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: 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 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): 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualBahamas: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNassau, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 26 outletsPotter County, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsRamallah, Palestine -- rights & justice: 73 stories, carried by 14 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsWilliams Lake, Canada -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 44 outletsGreat Falls, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 47 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 53 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lithuania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nassau Bahamas about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Potter County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Ramallah Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 73 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Williams Lake Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,119 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents21% 7,466 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 6,233 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 4,517 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,353 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,183 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 649 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 killed10,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,012 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting refugees925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced562 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill497 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Russia and Zimbabwe

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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