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22,244 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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Plane crash in Sweden, landslides in Nepal and protests in Kismayo (Somalia) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 68 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 16
RegionNorth America 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

130 of its 192 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Storsandskar accounted for 112 of Sweden's 130 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Storsandskar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

255 of its 313 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 191 of Nepal's 255 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Landslides were named in 227 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

209 of its 239 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kismayo accounted for 172 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 99 of Kismayo's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Health

Spain

174 of its 541 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Indonesia

305 of its 432 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Maluku accounted for 146 of Indonesia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (195 stories). Tsunami was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

122 of its 143 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khartoum accounted for 98 of Sudan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 96 of Khartoum's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Storms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

10,492 of its 27,801 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (727 stories). Hurricane was named in 2,183 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts, tropical storm and storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

499 of its 1,882 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tsunami was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (259 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Azerbaijan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Australia (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (2183 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 22,244 stories about harm among 83,746 counted on 14 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 15 September 2018. Sweden stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 83,746 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Somalia87 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan85 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Nepal81 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Tacoma US374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Beijing China116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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 lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 150 outletsDurban, South Africa -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 32 outletsOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 70 outletsTexas, US -- disasters & accidents: 105 stories, carried by 320 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 24 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 24 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Durban South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 105 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,823 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents30% 6,541 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health13% 2,810 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,134 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Shelter & services7% 1,634 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,098 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 483 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 332 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 killed5,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,160 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations849 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and India Stories reporting abductions155 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmtha little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.