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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

how these are picked →
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

usually 20; 18 the day before
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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 36 stories, carried by 41 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsColorado, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 152 stories, carried by 120 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 31 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSohae, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 36 stories ● Lilongwe Malawi about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 17 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 152 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.