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33,089 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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Violence in Kabul, protests in Vulturi (Romania) and people killed in Russia drew the news. Romania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 73 in 100 of its 508 stories, usually 54
RegionSouth Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

370 of its 508 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 294 of Afghanistan's 370 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

23 of its 109 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 12 of Vulturi's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Vulturi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

766 of its 2,050 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (591 stories). Gas explosion was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

147 of its 425 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 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
Conflict & violence

Niger

38 of its 44 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Niamey accounted for 29 of Niger's 38 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 149 of Sudan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 143 of Khartoum's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

416 of its 1,614 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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Health

Australia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (161 stories). Food poisoning was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Sudan

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 440 of Iran's 539 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Germany (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in South Sudan (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Libya (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Congo (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 33,089 stories about harm among 166,747 counted on 2 Jul.

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In Germany's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 166,747 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. On 2 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Congo74 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1234 Beijing China371 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Tehran Iran175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Wan Chai Hong Kong153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Khartoum Sudan143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149

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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: 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 lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualFort Irwin, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTulsa, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 64 stories, carried by 12 outletsGateshead, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsArewa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsTuas, Singapore -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Fort Irwin US about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Tulsa US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Brasilia Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 64 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,273 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,775 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,593 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 4,295 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,722 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,375 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 911 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 627 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 killed9,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations491 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees336 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill91 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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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