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41,118 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 illness in Tokyo and people displaced in Yaounde and Bangladesh. Japan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 51 in 100 of its 2,653 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Japan

1,344 of its 2,653 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tokyo accounted for 1,071 of Japan's 1,344 stories about harm, carried by 875 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Displacement

Cameroon

96 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yaounde accounted for 73 of Cameroon's 96 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Shelter & services

Bangladesh

302 of its 506 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Cyclone was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

197 of its 301 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

395 of its 721 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 95 of Unrwa's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Angola

59 of its 95 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Luanda accounted for 51 of Angola's 59 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 47 of Luanda's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Eswatini

34 of its 43 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 23 of Mbabane's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

145 of its 221 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

483 of its 1,137 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

134 of its 447 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Italy (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,118 stories about harm among 191,740 counted on 6 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. of the day's 191,740 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Japan stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. On 6 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 1,088 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1308 Jerusalem Israel361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Charlottesville US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 London UK164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Tokyo Japan151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1071

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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCroatia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 36 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 114 stories, carried by 100 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 54 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 29 outletsNorth Sea, -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsXiaomi, China -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 23 outletsGhazni, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 88 stories, carried by 102 outletsPrague, Czechia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 130 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

● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hodeida Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 114 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories ● Lampedusa Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● North Sea about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,573 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,033 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 7,436 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,359 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,497 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,379 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,234 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 killed11,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations933 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon Stories reporting people displaced641 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill424 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting abductions319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir

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 harsher 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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