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31,274 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), rights and justice in Lutsk and flooding in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 62 in 100 of its 302 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

78 of its 121 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 54 of Iraq's 78 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 31 of Baghdad's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Ukraine

186 of its 302 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lutsk accounted for 131 of Ukraine's 186 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Lutsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

110 of its 151 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

79 of its 119 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 26 of Khartoum's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

106 of its 149 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 51 of Syria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

131 of its 281 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Argentina

32 of its 82 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

46 of its 98 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 31,274 stories about harm among 105,565 counted on 21 Jul.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 30 in every 100 of the day's 105,565 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 22 July 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Iraq's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 55 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan66 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1698 Portland US325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Chicago US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Beijing China93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Missouri US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 19,168 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice19% 5,856 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,127 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,619 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,072 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 620 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 314 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 281 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 killed7,624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefa little less 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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