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31,976 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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Protests in Idlib (Syria), people killed in Costa Rica and violence in Mogadishu drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 67 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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 →
Protests & strikes

Syria

363 of its 427 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 276 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 148 of Idlib's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (222 stories). Plague was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Costa Rica

136 of its 243 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

184 of its 209 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 148 of Somalia's 184 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Portugal

240 of its 360 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lisbon accounted for 158 of Portugal's 240 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (206 stories).

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

Hong Kong

328 of its 578 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 264 of Hong Kong's 328 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. 254 of Yuen Long's 264 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

644 of its 1,513 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Hepatitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Micronesia

25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Chuuk accounted for 25 of Micronesia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Rights & justice

Poland

86 of its 183 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

445 of its 820 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

1,315 of its 2,877 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (912 stories). Tsunami was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (68 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 31,976 stories about harm among 150,709 counted on 22 Jul.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Syria. of the day's 150,709 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. Syria's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 70%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Somalia88 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Guernsey77 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Yuen Long Hong Kong254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Jerusalem Israel186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1155 Idlib Syria148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMicronesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about three times as angry as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Costa Rica about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,321 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 6,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,977 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,828 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 1,734 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 592 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 killed8,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced597 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting refugees334 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations236 at about half 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 the UK

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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