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33,364 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 protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), rights and justice in Kathmandu and refugees in Sri Lanka. Eswatini's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 59 in 100 of its 255 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

150 of its 255 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Buenos Aires accounted for 133 of Argentina's 150 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 124 of Buenos Aires' 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

120 of its 222 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 93 of Nepal's 120 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Ebola was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

179 of its 387 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Eswatini

50 of its 56 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Türkiye

177 of its 491 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 17 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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Rights & justice

Palestine

336 of its 589 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 163 of Palestine's 336 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

284 of its 860 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

131 of its 153 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Tripoli accounted for 103 of Libya's 131 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

247 of its 401 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 147 of Afghanistan's 247 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

157 of Beijing's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Burundi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Italy (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 33,364 stories about harm among 168,596 counted on 9 Jul.

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Argentina stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,596 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eswatini89 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 55 · mostly shelter & services Libya86 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly food & livelihood Syria63 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Texarkana US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2058 Virginia Beach US219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484 Beijing China157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bosnia few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 247 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 11,420 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 6,573 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,662 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,558 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,072 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,131 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 715 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 killed8,216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,024 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees332 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations160 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less 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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