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21,133 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 Guatemala City (Guatemala), rights and justice in Rome and the earthquake in the Philippines. Italy's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Italy and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 76 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 10
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

260 of its 419 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 61 of Guatemala City's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (155 stories). Drought was named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

475 of its 901 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rome accounted for 433 of Italy's 475 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

563 of its 943 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (351 stories). Earthquake was named in 401 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, typhoon and rubella.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

157 of its 299 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Dengue was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Russia

733 of its 1,415 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Moscow accounted for 662 of Russia's 733 stories about harm, carried by 734 outlets. 637 of Moscow's 662 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (560 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

130 of its 142 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 115 of Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 111 of Khartoum's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

114 of its 150 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 21 of Manama's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

85 of its 113 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 47 of Bucharest's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

60 of its 99 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 25 of Bogota's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

329 of its 579 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 276 of Israel's 329 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 172 of Jerusalem's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Uganda (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Yemen (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 6 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 27 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 21,133 stories about harm among 94,285 counted on 27 Jul.

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Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Italy and Nigeria. 22 in every 100 of the day's 94,285 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Guatemala's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan92 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Congo90 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 82 · mostly health Syria83 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain76 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Romania75 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 8 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia637 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Yuen Long Hong Kong368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Jerusalem Israel172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Khartoum Sudan111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Tunisia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Guatemala about twice as warm as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 7,471 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,307 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,292 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 3,030 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,053 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 622 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 537 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 437 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 killed5,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,358 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected2,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,939 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions403 at about three times the usual rate · most about Italy and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced301 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting refugees262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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