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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,659 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), wildfires in Sweden and evacuations in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 82 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 9
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 98 of Iraq's 159 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 85 of Baghdad's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sweden

96 of its 406 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

589 of its 715 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (158 stories). Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

536 of its 918 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

222 of its 232 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Managua accounted for 187 of Nicaragua's 222 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 158 of Managua's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dakar accounted for 60 of Senegal's 68 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Baraboule accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 49 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

140 of its 193 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

371 of its 1,009 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

73 of its 290 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Hungary (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (68 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Iran (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 36,659 stories about harm among 210,368 counted on 19 Jul.

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Of the day's 210,368 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 19 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua96 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 715 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 9 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso82 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Moscow Russia275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 973 Managua Nicaragua158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 London UK89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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 lessSudan: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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 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: 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 lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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 lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsAlmaty, Kazakhstan -- disasters & accidents: 51 stories, carried by 176 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsHernando County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 39 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 30 outletsOttawa, Canada -- food & livelihood: 55 stories, carried by 84 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mandalay Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Almaty Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 51 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Hernando County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 20 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,021 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,756 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,461 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,375 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,974 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,282 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 865 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 killed8,970 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,891 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,398 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees479 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced329 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions245 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 at about two-thirds of 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 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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