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33,440 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 protests in Abuja (Nigeria), road crashes in Cuba and power cuts in Venezuela. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 66 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

563 of its 1,869 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 169 of Abuja's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Health

Cuba

166 of its 252 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 153 of Cuba's 166 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Shelter & services

Venezuela

412 of its 651 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 364 of Venezuela's 412 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (263 stories). Power cuts were named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

143 of its 267 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lisbon accounted for 110 of Portugal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories).

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

Cameroon

54 of its 96 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 of Yaounde's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Laos

23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

114 of its 343 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

38 of its 84 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

94 of Yuen Long's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (55 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Laos (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,440 stories about harm among 171,207 counted on 23 Jul.

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People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 171,207 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of wildfires ran about 9 times their usual in Greece's news. In Nigeria, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 23 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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 67 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba66 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Sudan66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 Jerusalem Israel281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 594 Washington US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1740 Beijing China228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Abuja Nigeria169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: 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 usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- other: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsMall of America, US -- health: 52 stories, carried by 66 outletsZelenskiy, Russia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 32 outletsTokyo, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 33 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 23 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 147 stories, carried by 110 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Mall of America US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Zelenskiy Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,250 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,213 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,848 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 4,572 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,691 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,431 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 886 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 857 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 killed8,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced586 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and China Stories reporting refugees348 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill29 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 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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