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37,957 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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Violence in Tarawa, a disaster in Kyoto and people injured in Congo drew the news. Kiribati's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKiribati 90 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

75 of its 83 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tarawa accounted for 75 of Kiribati's 75 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kiribati over 30 days → its stories → Tarawa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,699 of its 3,115 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Kyoto accounted for 1,493 of Japan's 1,699 stories about harm, carried by 1,260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,218 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Kyoto stories →
Health

Congo

318 of its 362 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

140 of its 426 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Argentina

133 of its 215 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 119 of Argentina's 133 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 106 of Sudan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 105 of Khartoum's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

171 of its 217 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ayia Napa accounted for 158 of Cyprus' 171 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).

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Health

Rwanda

95 of its 125 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Israel (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Poland (11 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 18 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 37,957 stories about harm among 173,696 counted on 18 Jul.

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Kiribati stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 173,696 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of the flu ran about 5 times their usual. On 18 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo94 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Kiribati90 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Myanmar80 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus79 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2211 Mauna Kea US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Tehran Iran170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Khartoum Sudan105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Seattle US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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: 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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMacon County High School, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- other: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsPortrush, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 47 outletsOhio, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 38 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 21 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Dominican Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Macon County High School US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Madiba South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 18 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Portrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 13,984 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,678 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,382 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,142 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 816 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 749 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 killed10,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half 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 harsher 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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