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16,365 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 Baghdad (Iraq), the earthquake in Greenland and violence in Gaza drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 89 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

299 of its 375 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 168 of Iraq's 299 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 164 of Baghdad's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (172 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greenland

94 of its 106 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

534 of its 789 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Gaza accounted for 354 of Palestine's 534 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (355 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mongolia

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Morocco

45 of its 69 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Rabat's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

125 of its 136 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 110 of Nicaragua's 125 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 108 of Managua's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

215 of its 445 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 208 of South Korea's 215 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 173 of Seoul's 208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (188 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

183 of its 360 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 100 of Nubia's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

214 of its 379 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 48 of Istanbul's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Quneitra accounted for 146 of Syria's 289 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 107 of Quneitra's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Morocco (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Yemen (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 15 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 16,365 stories about harm among 77,846 counted on 15 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 77,846 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. On 15 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 21 today. In Iraq, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Greenland89 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 40 · mostly food & livelihood Iraq80 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Seoul South Korea173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Baghdad Iraq164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Jerusalem Israel151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Turnberry UK148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 553 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 534 stories about harm ● Mongolia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,870 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 3,861 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,669 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,246 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,053 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 604 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 486 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 370 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 killed6,072 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured2,762 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting arrests2,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions226 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.