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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.

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: 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: 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsLichfield, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBenito Juarez, Mexico -- health: 14 stories, carried by 129 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 190 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 71 outletsCauseway Bay, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 72 outletsGaza, Palestine -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Lichfield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Benito Juarez Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

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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