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31,317 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Stutthof, the hurricane in Barbados and illness in Beirut. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBarbados 49 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Poland

70 of its 166 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Stutthof accounted for 46 of Poland's 70 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Stutthof stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

39 of its 80 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Hurricane was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storms and cyclone.

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

South Africa

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

122 of its 233 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Harare accounted for 71 of Zimbabwe's 122 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Sudan

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

282 of its 574 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (254 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 31,317 stories about harm among 107,902 counted on 23 Jul.

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In Barbados' news, mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 July 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today. 29 in every 100 of the day's 107,902 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. In Poland, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Syria63 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines53 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Iraq53 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1649 Chicago US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Philadelphia US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 New York US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualSandringham, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Yorkshire, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 23 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 50 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 38 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 90 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

● Sandringham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● West Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 18,915 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 5,745 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,372 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,740 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,012 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 377 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed7,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 much 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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