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19,623 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 a disaster in Dhaka, the hunger in South Sudan and illness in Tunis. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 75 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 47
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

172 of its 228 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Dhaka accounted for 151 of Bangladesh's 172 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Plague was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

77 of its 173 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Orebro accounted for 43 of Sweden's 77 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

344 of its 458 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 223 of Haiti's 344 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

48 of its 102 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Lebanon

54 of its 109 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Yemen (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Sweden (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 19,623 stories about harm among 84,333 counted on 9 Jul.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 84,333 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Bangladesh, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh75 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti75 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Port-au-Prince Haiti26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Beijing China21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Abuja Nigeria20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as angry as the world's · 344 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,743 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,773 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,024 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence9% 1,767 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 845 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 397 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 238 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 killed5,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Syria Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.