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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.

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: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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 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: 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 lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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 readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about twice its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGuatemala City, Guatemala -- displacement: 101 stories, carried by 108 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 61 outletsLeon County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 43 stories, carried by 39 outletsBogota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 96 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsThorens, France -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 205 stories, carried by 195 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

● Guatemala warmth about twice usual

Warmest events

● Guatemala City Guatemala about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 101 stories ● North Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 stories ● Leon County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 43 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 99 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.