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27,165 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Darfur and illness in Bucharest. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 47 in 100 of its 294 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

Iraq

77 of its 106 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 77 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 36 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

86 of its 109 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Darfur accounted for 60 of Sudan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

Romania

37 of its 89 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bucharest accounted for 29 of Romania's 37 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

36 of its 87 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

121 of its 160 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

139 of its 294 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. da Nang accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 139 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Israel

324 of its 612 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Hurricane was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Spain

320 of its 820 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

92 of its 270 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dengue was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Singapore (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Israel (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 31; 33 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 27,165 stories about harm among 92,648 counted on 27 Jul.

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Singapore's news mentioned the dengue about 7 times as often as usual. 29 in every 100 of the day's 92,648 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. On 28 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 29 today. Iraq stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan79 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1228 Portland US310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Chicago US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 San Francisco US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 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 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: 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 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesZimbabwe: 45 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Yemen: 81 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Vietnam: 47 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Venezuela: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Tanzania: 41 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Spain: 39 in 100 of its 820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)South Korea: 44 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 920 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Saudi Arabia: 50 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Romania: 42 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Philippines: 51 in 100 of its 737 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Papua New Guinea: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)North Korea: 42 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Morocco: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mongolia: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mauritania: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Libya: 54 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kyrgyzstan: 62 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kenya: 39 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iraq: 73 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Honduras: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Georgia: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Hong Kong: 43 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Bolivia: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Algeria: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Afghanistan: 76 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)
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 29 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

● Afghanistan 76 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 79 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 73 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 81 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 612 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 51 in 100 of its 737 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 16,443 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,553 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,329 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,544 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,070 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 263 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 262 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 killed7,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations205 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting refugees188 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 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 about as 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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