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32,516 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), rights and justice in Lutsk and illness in la Paz. Bolivia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 56 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 34
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

262 of its 511 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 166 of Israel's 262 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 83 of Jerusalem's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Ukraine

142 of its 252 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Lutsk accounted for 66 of Ukraine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Yemen

43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Natural hazards were named in 11 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.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

26 of its 54 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tunis accounted for 22 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malta

25 of its 82 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

25 of its 69 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Yemen (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Sudan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (14 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 22 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 32,516 stories about harm among 109,846 counted on 22 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 109,846 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. Ethiopia's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. On 23 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 30 today. In Israel, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine56 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Sudan53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Washington US304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1721 Chicago US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Jerusalem Israel83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Beijing China73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhor, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 138 outletsBir al-Abd, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 39 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 54 outletsWyoming, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 79 outletsHabibullah, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- health: 16 stories, carried by 36 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ghor Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Glastonbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Bir al-Abd Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 19,434 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 6,249 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,497 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,808 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,036 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 659 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 332 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 234 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 killed7,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions259 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill55 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
● 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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