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18,483 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bamako (Mali), landslides in Nepal and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 94 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Mali

38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 35 of Mali's 38 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 34 of Bamako's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kazakhstan

35 of its 47 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Bulgaria

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Sofia's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Oromo accounted for 29 of Ethiopia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

212 of its 435 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

125 of its 197 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Dhaka accounted for 72 of Bangladesh's 125 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 57 of Israel's 81 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 37 of Jerusalem's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Health

Jordan

34 of its 75 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Egypt (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,483 stories about harm among 58,265 counted on 11 Jul.

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Of the day's 58,265 news stories, 32 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia94 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir68 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Bamako Mali34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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'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: 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: 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'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 10,741 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,432 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,616 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,152 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 742 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 158 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 118 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 killed5,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting evacuations41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Japan

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.

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