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24,326 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Yerevan (Armenia), landslides in Thailand and violence in Assab. Eritrea's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 67 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 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

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

119 of its 178 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 110 of Armenia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 88 of Yerevan's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (105 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

48 of its 193 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Eritrea

92 of its 114 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Assab accounted for 81 of Eritrea's 92 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Israel

1,048 of its 1,501 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 279 of Jerusalem's 547 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (478 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

265 of its 542 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 193 of Cairo's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

71 of its 181 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 53 of Kampala's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

332 of its 475 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Athens accounted for 280 of Greece's 332 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

201 of its 348 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

57 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories). Avalanche was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Japan (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Guyana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (22 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 28 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 24,326 stories about harm among 113,441 counted on 28 Jul.

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In Armenia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 113,441 stories, above the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Armenia. Uganda's news mentioned HIV about 8 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 86 · mostly rights & justice Laos87 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Eritrea81 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Cairo Egypt193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Ramallah Palestine170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 881 Yerevan Armenia88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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'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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,048 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 332 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 6,517 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice26% 6,318 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence16% 3,881 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,801 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,377 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 840 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 788 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 482 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 killed8,870 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations809 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees377 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting abductions203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill20 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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
● 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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