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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 39 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 33 stories, carried by 35 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 53 stories, carried by 28 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 24 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 30 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

● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

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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