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24,642 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 Bogota, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and the earthquake in Greenland. North Korea's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 74 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

165 of its 223 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 141 of Colombia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

152 of its 198 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 27 of Port-au-Prince's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greenland

48 of its 67 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

North Korea

103 of its 244 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 96 of North Korea's 103 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,183 of its 1,905 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (591 stories). Train derailment was named in 20 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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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,051 of its 1,676 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 272 of Jerusalem's 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

220 of its 274 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 198 of Somalia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

157 of its 171 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Masaya accounted for 124 of Nicaragua's 157 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 114 of Masaya's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Protests & strikes

UK

1,746 of its 7,179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 383 of London's 761 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with house fires.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

43 of its 123 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Armenia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in China (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 24,642 stories about harm among 110,778 counted on 14 Jul.

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North Korea's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 110,778 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. Colombia stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 14 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia80 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 761 Jerusalem Israel272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 San Diego US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 Turnberry UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 33 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 132 stories, carried by 145 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsOklahoma, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 37 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 141 stories, carried by 132 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 47 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 111 stories, carried by 77 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 132 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,321 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 5,158 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 4,220 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,897 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,442 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 936 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 481 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 killed8,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,086 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions423 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and India Stories reporting people displaced338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations323 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than 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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