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28,393 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 the Netherlands, protests in Kabul (Afghanistan) and rights and justice in Harare drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 59 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Netherlands

110 of its 284 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

168 of its 304 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

38 of its 64 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pyongyang accounted for 33 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets.

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Health

Papua New Guinea

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Peru

33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 43 of Belgium's 47 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in South Africa (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 28,393 stories about harm among 94,484 counted on 20 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 94,484 stories, below the usual 31. A year earlier, on 21 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. In the Netherlands, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Mali70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea59 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 26 · mostly health Syria59 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1343 Newark US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Chicago US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Nicaragua few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 17,354 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice18% 5,079 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,080 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,526 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,085 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 204 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 killed7,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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