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31,488 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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People injured in Türkiye, oil spill in Yemen and illness in Tehran drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 64 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostZambia 42 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

167 of its 323 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

73 of its 87 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Oil spill was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Iran

185 of its 348 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 185 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Togo

8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Togo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Zambia

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Mongolia

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Russia

421 of its 1,010 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Israel

238 of its 522 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 117 of Israel's 238 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

Bamako accounted for 20 of Mali's 30 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 13 of Bamako's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Russia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 31,488 stories about harm among 108,750 counted on 16 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. of the day's 108,750 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of oil spill ran about 8 times their usual in Yemen's news. A year earlier, on 17 July 2019, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Palestine53 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1393 Beijing China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Manhattan US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522

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'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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Armenia about three times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health64% 19,969 stories · much more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice17% 5,193 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,210 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,005 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 384 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 302 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 killed7,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout as 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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