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23,212 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 Kismayo (Somalia), landslides in Nepal and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 96 in 100 of its 729 stories, usually 54
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Somalia

697 of its 729 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kismayo accounted for 589 of Somalia's 697 stories about harm, carried by 681 outlets. 366 of Kismayo's 589 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (353 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

173 of its 225 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 132 of Nepal's 173 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

276 of its 381 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 139 of Afghanistan's 276 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Gibraltar

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Israel

356 of its 626 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 204 of Israel's 356 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 164 of Jerusalem's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (262 stories). Outbreaks were named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

147 of its 173 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khartoum accounted for 131 of Sudan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 129 of Khartoum's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Puerto Rico

44 of its 100 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

11,266 of its 32,928 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Hurricane was named in 3,051 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

235 of its 701 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (3051 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Greece (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 23,212 stories about harm among 96,082 counted on 13 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 March 2019. For the second day running, the news turned to Somalia. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,082 stories, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 13 July 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia96 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan85 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Nepal77 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kismayo Somalia366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 589 Washington US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1131 Tacoma US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Chicago US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Jerusalem Israel164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Afghanistan about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Somalia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 697 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,133 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents31% 6,989 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 3,256 stories · about as usual Health13% 3,060 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 979 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 646 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 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 killed6,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,512 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations489 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees228 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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