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34,777 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 Port Moresby, protests in Bratislava (Slovakia) and people killed in Eswatini drew the news. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 87 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

249 of its 286 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Port Moresby accounted for 135 of Papua New Guinea's 249 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Protests & strikes

Slovakia

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 22 of Bratislava's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Shelter & services

Eswatini

42 of its 51 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

37 of its 157 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

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

Ukraine

149 of its 346 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 18 of Crimea's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

58 of its 91 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

58 of its 88 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Abidjan accounted for 51 of Côte d’Ivoire's 58 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 51 of Abidjan's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

51 of its 113 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Lilongwe's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Shelter & services

Armenia

47 of its 168 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

599 of its 1,306 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 429 of Israel's 599 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Sri Lanka (21 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 10 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 34,777 stories about harm among 174,323 counted on 10 Jul.

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Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Tanzania's news. of the day's 174,323 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 10 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea87 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Eswatini82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly shelter & services Libya71 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire66 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Somalia64 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maricopa County US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 London UK136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Virginia Beach US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Jerusalem Israel118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 lessSyria: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: 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 lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsLakeville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsBinghamton, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsSarnia, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 51 stories, carried by 73 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 129 stories, carried by 292 outletsLondon, UK -- rights & justice: 597 stories, carried by 574 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● UK warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Lakeville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Binghamton US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Sarnia Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 51 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 129 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,012 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,104 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,746 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,157 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,153 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,049 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,043 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 954 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 killed8,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,026 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,657 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees388 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting evacuations291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half 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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