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36,402 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 people injured in Greece, violence in Srebrenica and illness in Skopje. Bosnia's coverage was about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 86 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 8
RegionEurope 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

441 of its 926 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (354 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

104 of its 201 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Srebrenica accounted for 103 of Bosnia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Pakistan

653 of its 1,298 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (345 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

217 of its 492 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

74 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

40 of its 143 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

784 of its 1,538 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 489 of Israel's 784 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

49 of its 117 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Lilongwe's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

45 of its 83 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Ireland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (2080 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malaysia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Ghana (12 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 11 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 36,402 stories about harm among 174,840 counted on 11 Jul.

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In North Macedonia's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 174,840 stories, as usual. Greece's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. A year earlier, on 11 July 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia86 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 8 · mostly health Libya78 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Mali67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2039 Chicago US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 London UK132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 South Bend US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Mauna Kea US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 111 stories, carried by 67 outletsWisconsin Dells, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsRocky Mount, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 27 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 86 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Dublin Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 111 stories ● Wisconsin Dells US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Rocky Mount US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,240 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 8,588 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health19% 6,750 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 3,792 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,108 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,244 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,160 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 863 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 killed8,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations802 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees390 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced375 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain 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 softer than 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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