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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.

its stories →
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.

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 38 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsRaleigh, US -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 27 outletsBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsWilliamsport, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 287 stories, carried by 215 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Raleigh US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Balakot Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

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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