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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,334 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 violence in Kabul, a disaster in Tripoli and rights and justice in Stockholm. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 50 in 100 of its 329 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

435 of its 550 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 435 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

246 of its 273 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 199 of Libya's 246 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

459 of its 867 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 418 of Sweden's 459 stories about harm, carried by 617 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories).

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

184 of its 225 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 102 of Syria's 184 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

236 of its 254 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 216 of Somalia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

177 of its 522 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

152 of its 336 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Dengue was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and chikungunya.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

42 of Khartoum's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 34,334 stories about harm among 176,481 counted on 25 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 176,481 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 6 times as often as usual. Afghanistan's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. On 25 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo89 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Syria82 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 550 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1446 Moscow Russia136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Tunis Tunisia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Jenin Palestine69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: 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 readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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 lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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 lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualHervey Bay, Australia -- other: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKirchheimbolanden, Germany -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsEllsworth, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsSussex County, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsHebei, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hervey Bay Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 15 stories ● Kirchheimbolanden Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Ellsworth US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Sussex County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,322 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,219 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,061 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,172 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 723 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 killed9,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations371 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica

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
● Griefa little more than 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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