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38,805 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 arrests in Congo, rights and justice in Aung Hlaing and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 76 in 100 of its 215 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Congo

420 of its 439 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Polio was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

115 of its 161 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 94 of Myanmar's 115 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

93 of its 207 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 12 of Beirut's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

796 of its 1,717 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Rwanda

90 of its 129 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kivu accounted for 53 of Rwanda's 90 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

250 of its 324 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 17 of Hawassa's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Oil spill was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

128 of its 422 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 10 of San Salvador's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

51 of its 202 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides.

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Health

Uganda

128 of its 259 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Polio 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.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Germany (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in United Arab Emirates (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Marshall Islands (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 38,805 stories about harm among 178,015 counted on 17 Jul.

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In Germany's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 178,015 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 17 July 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Congo stood out: 96% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo96 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 59 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya77 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar71 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mauna Kea US387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Washington US278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2891 Khartoum Sudan164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Los Angeles US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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 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 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBir al-Abd, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 23 outletsKismayo, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsTable Rock Lake, US -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 54 outletsAycliffe, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPinal County, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 27 outletsHyderabad, India -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 18 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

● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bir al-Abd Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Kismayo Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Table Rock Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 45 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 14,829 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Health22% 8,373 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,636 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 4,500 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,210 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,119 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 676 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 killed10,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,659 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions375 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 about as 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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