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38,144 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 a disaster in Athens, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and the hunger in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 77 in 100 of its 1,227 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

949 of its 1,227 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Athens accounted for 813 of Greece's 949 stories about harm, carried by 652 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (779 stories). Tsunami was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

217 of its 294 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 179 of Cambodia's 217 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 170 of Phnom Penh's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

251 of its 711 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

548 of its 934 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Laos

441 of its 460 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Vientiane accounted for 196 of Laos' 441 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Tropical storm was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

79 of its 217 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 45 of Yerevan's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Paraguay

46 of its 97 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

156 of its 451 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Heatwave was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

37 of its 49 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Freetown's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

636 of its 2,008 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). 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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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Iraq (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (94 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in South Korea (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Latvia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,144 stories about harm among 211,617 counted on 26 Jul.

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The news turned to Greece for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 211,617 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Iraq's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Greece's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Laos96 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 814 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Greece77 in 100 of its 1,227 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia74 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1009 Phnom Penh Cambodia170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Gaza Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Jerusalem Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Islamabad Pakistan97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 653 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 548 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,012 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 8,129 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health21% 7,935 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 6,145 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,995 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,324 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 978 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 890 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 killed11,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,746 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees461 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill159 at about the usual rate

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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