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35,489 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 Nouakchott (Mauritania), plane crash in Pakistan and rights and justice in Dar es Salaam drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Brazil and Germany → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 69 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Mauritania

49 of its 59 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nouakchott accounted for 41 of Mauritania's 49 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 31 of Nouakchott's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mauritania over 30 days → its stories → Nouakchott stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

880 of its 1,525 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (525 stories). Plane crash was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Brazil

412 of its 913 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 218 of Amazonas' 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

250 of its 286 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 158 of Sudan's 250 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

114 of its 239 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 100 of Lebanon's 114 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 84 of Beirut's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Palestine

368 of its 622 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (101 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

71 of its 150 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 46 of Rabat's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

107 of its 121 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Bangladesh (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in El Salvador (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Netherlands (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (204 of its stories, about 9 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 30 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 35,489 stories about harm among 169,824 counted on 30 Jul.

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Mauritania stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 169,824 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Brazil and Germany. A year earlier, on 30 July 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan87 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Mauritania83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 633 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda73 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jamestown US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Washington US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1718 Amazonas Brazil218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Moscow Russia216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332

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 lessVenezuela: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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 lessBhutan: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSamoa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsLos Angeles, US -- conflict & violence: 609 stories, carried by 650 outletsHudson Bay, Canada -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 39 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- shelter & services: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 28 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsOhio, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 59 stories, carried by 65 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Samoa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aleppo Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Los Angeles US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 609 stories ● Hudson Bay Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Petersburg Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 27 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,415 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,093 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,905 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,758 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,124 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 701 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 648 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 killed11,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected3,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions733 at about three times the usual rate · most about Brazil and Germany Stories reporting refugees419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations156 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about two-thirds 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 harsher than 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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