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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,677 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 news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), illness in Tehran and people injured in Syria. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 62 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 46
RegionOceania 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

94 of its 190 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 23 of Jerusalem's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Iran

156 of its 252 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 102 of Iran's 156 stories about harm, carried by 227 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 →
Conflict & violence

Syria

61 of its 81 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Algeria

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Algiers accounted for 16 of Algeria's 21 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

74 of its 149 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 35 of Indonesia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Health

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

8 of Bamako's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 65 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (13 of its stories, about 6 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 18 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 18,677 stories about harm among 58,630 counted on 18 Jul.

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New Zealand's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. 32 in every 100 of the day's 58,630 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. Israel stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US350 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1031 Portland US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Atlanta US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Alabama US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesPuerto Rico: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)US: 41 in 100 of its 17,717 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Türkiye: 50 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Philippines: 48 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Nepal: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Mali: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Iran: 62 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)India: 40 in 100 of its 4,063 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Ethiopia: 69 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)China: 41 in 100 of its 1,181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Bolivia: 94 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Algeria: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)China: 41 in 100 of its 1,181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 32 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 75 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 62 in 100 of its 252 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 59 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 56 in 100 of its 213 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 10,621 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,967 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,389 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,126 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 762 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 357 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 159 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 158 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 killed5,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,713 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and China Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and India Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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.