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32,493 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 Seoul (South Korea), violence in Srebrenica and illness in Hebron. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 66 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 51
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

210 of its 493 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Seoul accounted for 170 of South Korea's 210 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 94 of Seoul's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Srebrenica accounted for 24 of Bosnia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Health

Palestine

95 of its 144 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hebron accounted for 63 of Palestine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

102 of its 139 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jammu accounted for 52 of Kashmir's 102 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 34 of Iraq's 54 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 134 of Israel's 209 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

El Salvador

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Sudan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Nigeria (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 32,493 stories about harm among 109,490 counted on 9 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. On 10 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 30 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 109,490 stories, below the usual 32.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir73 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Yemen65 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Sudan64 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Syria60 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1409 Seoul South Korea94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 New York US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Tulsa US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Beijing China62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier 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'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: 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 twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 19,791 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice18% 5,953 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,615 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,598 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,031 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 313 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 282 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 killed8,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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

● Angera little less 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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