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30,069 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 illness in Brussels, people injured in Yemen and protests in Bamako (Mali). Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 63 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 74 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

123 of its 229 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 123 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Norway

49 of its 157 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 128 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

37 of its 86 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 11 of Minsk's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Mongolia

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Burkina Faso

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Syria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 31; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 30,069 stories about harm among 101,375 counted on 17 Jul.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 101,375 stories, below the usual 31. On 18 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 30 today. In Belgium, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea74 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir58 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1390 Portland US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Atlanta US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 New York US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Manhattan US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBrazil: 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: 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 readArgentina: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 26 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsOtsego, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 35 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Otsego US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health63% 18,891 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice17% 5,106 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,096 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,573 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 195 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 killed7,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 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 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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