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35,906 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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Rights and justice in Tirana, violence in Bogota and plane crash in Paraguay drew the news. Paraguay's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 80 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Albania

86 of its 107 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tirana accounted for 60 of Albania's 86 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

257 of its 357 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bogota accounted for 160 of Colombia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

108 of its 216 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 72 of Yerevan's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

637 of its 916 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Athens accounted for 513 of Greece's 637 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Plane crash was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

152 of its 163 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Managua accounted for 130 of Nicaragua's 152 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 114 of Managua's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

826 of its 1,530 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 266 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (387 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 23 of Caracas' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

86 of its 89 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Ambae accounted for 84 of Vanuatu's 86 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

346 of its 723 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (74 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Laos (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Thailand (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Saudi Arabia (24 of its stories, about 6 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 27 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 35,906 stories about harm among 197,298 counted on 27 Jul.

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Albania's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 197,298 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of plane crash ran about 7 times their usual in Paraguay's news. A year earlier, on 27 July 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu97 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Albania80 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Mali80 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Laos77 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1409 Chicago US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Gaza Palestine146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Houston US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 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: 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: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- disasters & accidents: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsSevare, Mali -- conflict & violence: 77 stories, carried by 96 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 53 stories, carried by 62 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 122 stories, carried by 147 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 111 stories, carried by 108 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSohae, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 23 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 36 stories ● Sevare Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 77 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 53 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 122 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,751 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,057 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health20% 6,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,526 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,817 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,391 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 963 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 818 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 killed10,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,594 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees338 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 at about half 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 softer 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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