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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.

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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.

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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: 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 lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualMaryland, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 117 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 43 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 71 outletsDunmore, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 19 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 26 stories, carried by 15 outletsAljunied, Singapore -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Dunmore US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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.