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34,680 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 a disaster in Kathmandu, protests in San Salvador (El Salvador) and people affected in Rwanda. el Salvador's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 90 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 39
RegionNorth America 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

160 of its 240 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kathmandu accounted for 106 of Nepal's 160 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Rwanda

61 of its 103 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 22 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.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Puerto Rico

108 of its 163 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cuba

73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Havana accounted for 58 of Cuba's 73 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 49 of Havana's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

242 of its 499 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Maluku accounted for 140 of Indonesia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

298 of its 988 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 92 of Rome's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

106 of its 276 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Ireland

281 of its 1,296 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

268 of its 792 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Uganda (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Switzerland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Palestine (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 34,680 stories about harm among 151,532 counted on 15 Jul.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 151,532 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Malawi's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Nepal stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. On 15 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 61 · mostly health El Salvador90 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Somalia74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US823 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3421 Mauna Kea US499 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Charlottesville US469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Chicago US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Tacoma US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIran: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAdelaide, Australia -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 11 outletsBerlin, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 78 stories, carried by 83 outletsBletchley, UK -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 113 outletsUruzgan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 36 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 152 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsMauna Kea, US -- rights & justice: 601 stories, carried by 421 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 78 stories ● Bletchley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 78 stories ● Uruzgan Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 12,807 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents20% 6,705 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,335 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 3,333 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,873 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 506 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 killed7,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,872 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,032 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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 harsher 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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