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33,649 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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Flooding in Japan, violence in Baghdad and protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 60 in 100 of its 443 stories, usually 45
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Japan

348 of its 915 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and typhoon. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 61 of Iraq's 80 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 12 of Oromo's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bosnia

17 of its 19 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Srebrenica accounted for 15 of Bosnia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

265 of its 443 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Flu was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hiv.

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Health

Bangladesh

172 of its 250 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Cambodia

42 of its 80 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Rabies was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

93 of its 254 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Brazil (115 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Denmark (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Cambodia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 33,649 stories about harm among 111,082 counted on 8 Jul.

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Of the day's 111,082 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. On 9 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 30 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Sudan67 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Iraq64 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1810 New York US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Philadelphia US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Beijing China68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Hollywood US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 20,665 stories · much more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice19% 6,356 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,282 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,697 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,086 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 287 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 killed8,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill79 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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